MAKE SURE YOU IMPRESS ON THE NEXT OCCASION
OK, let’s get the bad news over with — you didn’t get the job. But this is a great opportunity for you to turn bad news into good news.
If you ask interviewers for feedback, it gives you a great chance to think constructively about your performance. You can also learn more about what interviewers want.
HOW CAN GETTING FEEDBACK HELP ME?
Without feedback, the benefits of interview experience are almost irrelevant — you can’t use rejection as a learning curve when you don’t know where you went wrong. It’s also hard to judge your performance objectively — interviewers can.
WHO TO ASK
This can depend on what kind of interview it was, so you will need to use your judgement. You may have emails from someone in human resources in which case you could contact them, or you may have had contact with an interviewer.
HOW TO ASK
Email is best as it gives the interviewer a chance to respond when convenient, but don’t come across as aggrieved.
WHEN TO ASK
Fairly soon after you’ve been told you haven’t got the job, but it’s wise to wait until any negative feelings have passed.
WHAT TO EXPECT
It can be a bit daunting at first, because there will be some criticism. But it should be constructive criticism you can use to improve interview technique.