One of the weirdest things of job interviews is how little feedback you get after you have closed. Sometimes you may think that an interview went really well, only to never hear from that company again. On the other hand, you might think that you were completely bombed just to end a job offer. Well, a redditor recently received more feedback from an interviewer than they once expected, and it started a very interesting conversation.
They wrote: “After deregistering Zoom, after what I thought was a good interview, I received an email with a complete overview of the interview, the thoughts of the interviewer about me and their task list for the week!” Uh, yikes!
They continued: “They said that I was missing enthusiasm and energy unlike other candidates. And that my communication style was 'more modest' compared to others they had spoken against. I suppose it is not the worst feedback, but it is suck to hear that I don't have this 'energy'.
But the whole thing left them with a dilemma. “Anyway, I just received another e-mail that invited me later this week for a personal meeting. I just pretend that I did not see the summary and changed my personality for this next meeting? Did anyone else accidentally receive feedback after an interview?”
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In the comments, people shared similar stories:
1.“This happened to me a few months ago. I was the only woman among three men interviewed for the same role. An interviewer accidentally sent me all our feedback. It was interesting to catch his bias because he criticized me, he praised in another candidate. It was a blessing in disguise that I was thinking, but”. ” Where I was 'hesitant', the other candidate “thought about it.” “
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“Note, this man did not ask any questions and said he knew nothing about the job. It was about me to ask him questions, and he started to judge on that basis. WTF
I was (and am) irritated, but it was an interesting lesson. “
– Schoolish_endeVors
2.“This happened to a friend of mine in 2021. I said, considered it free career advice. He did, appealed to the points and landed a better job. To be honest, you don't want to work for a company that is so careless to e -mail the internal feedback. I should send it to senior leadership.”
—Snoocakes8914
3.“I once had a letter of offer that was sent to me in Word instead of as a PDF. When I opened it, it happened to be in editing mode, following changes. They had often used the same offer letter and edited the details for each offer. So I could see all their earlier offers, including compensation data. Fortunately the info was not to use the highest compensation.”
—Dianestp
4.“This happened to me once, but the feedback was:” She seems great, but has a huge gap in her teeth. ” I can confirm that I have a hole in my front teeth, but it is similar to that of Madonna.
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—ModhouseWife
5.“During an interview, one of the interviewers opened her newspaper and they all turned around to talk to someone who came in the room. Her evaluation of mine was not very free, but I was offered the job. That is why there are several interviewers and managers who make the latest decisions.”
—Knowledgeseveral9502
6.“A few months after I came to a new company, I came across a document in Drive. It had a record of notes from the interview interview with me, and there were members of my team who said negative things about me. One did not like me at all. Another really liked me. And I knew it was rather difficult.
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7.“I came across a similar situation. After a good interview with the CEO, he accidentally answered everything to an earlier e -mail message that contained the head of HR, and the recruitment manager and the feedback of the CEO. The feedback from the CEO was positive, what was great. I decided to know the best. believed that this incident played a role in that decision. “
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—Socal_duck
8.“This happened to me once! The feedback was generally very positive, but there were some technical questions that I came across a bit. I knew I did this during the interview, so it was a pretty good representation of how I thought I was doing there.
—Autsibea
9.“I know someone who was immediately fired for the accidental sharing of a bill about interview candidates who had details about age compared to the other candidates. The candidate saw that the note about them said something like 'parent'. They sued the company and won.”
—TangineExt9630
10.“I let this happen. They put me on hold and started talking about me in the chatbox. They didn't exclude me, so I saw everything. Fortunately they were all good things, but I didn't like unprofessionalism in it.”
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—Mountain_Culture8536
And others shared their thoughts about the situation and what they think the interviewee should do:
11.“This is actually great for you. Interviews is difficult, and getting honest feedback about interviews is even harder. This will help you get ahead. It makes it difficult. I would answer and let them know that they accidentally sent it to you, and that although it was coincidental, you can take the feedback in the next interview and a huge plus is that you are a constructive plus.”
-An1mal-styl3
12.“I wouldn't say anything. You have a personal meeting, so I would use this feedback and have more enthusiasm and energy.”
—Awkwardinpection818
13.“If the task has a connection with legal, compliance or a regulated field with strict interest policy, you may be set up. So if the task has any form of accountability, I would reveal.”
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– Jegillikin
14.“I would let them know, especially because the material contained it not only about your interview, but also their task list for the week. That can be information they don't want, and they must know that it has been sent to someone who does not work for the company (at the moment). I would accept the next round of interviews.”
– Trippy4lavender
15.“Do them to dos. Send the work to their boss. Get their job.”
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16.“Keep in mind that that is only the impression of one interviewer and cannot be corrected. The 'energy and enthusiasm' of one person is 'fake and annoying'.
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—Surgisdr
17.“I used to enter into interviews to 'act' as I thought the company wanted that. After a while, I realized that it is much better to appear as myself. If they don't like me for who I am, then it is just not the right fit. Never be your personality for someone. If you of course have a calmer energy and they are not the place for you.
—No-North1748
18.“Have you done fake interviews and recorded yourself to see how you come across? If not, I strongly recommend it. You would learn a ton.”
-Smores lover
19.“When companies complain about a lack of enthusiasm, they really mean that they are not sure that you really want to work for their company. A tip from someone who runs a career community: research from the company and are personally prepared to ask about business or departmental decisions that you see that they have made.” I think you liked this partnership.
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“Knowing a ton about the company will be the enthusiasm they want to convey. They don't really want someone to be too eager, but rather someone who is competent but still warm.
Another hack for this is tilting your head and nodding slowly while they speak. It translates warmth and listening. Again, this will prevent the feedback they gave without having the feeling that you have to move your energy. “
—Gijenna
20.“I have literally had hundreds of interview committees. Remember that there is an HR director behind each interview committee, and behind every HR director the business lawyers whose task is to prevent the company from being charged for unfair recruitment. This would be the case if you would not get the whole search that you would not get.
“The interviewers must say something about you that less than perfect is, in case someone else gets the job and you cry.
Just go inside, be a bit of a peppier, but be yourself. They can immediately spot a fake personality. Success!”
—Gryssa
21.And finally: “On the other hand, I have gained jobs specifically because I am very calm and collected during interviews. Only because a person does not like, it does not mean that others do not appreciate it. Maybe it makes you even positive. There are other ways to show involvement and interest in a position than caffeine.”
– Cheltsie
Now I am curious, did something like that ever happen to you? What would you do in the shoes of this interviewer? Tell me all your thoughts in the comments!
