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I'm going to go against the grain and say that interview feedback is overrated (at least for senior people). If you got offered the job, then there's your feedb
by joeax 8y ago
I'm going to go against the grain and say that interview feedback is overrated (at least for senior people). If you got offered the job, then there's your feedback. If not, the interviewing company isn't going to tell you any more than you could already discern yourself by playing back your answers and conversations with the interviewers. If you honestly feel you aced the interview, then other factors are in play - perhaps they realized they are overstaffed, layoffs are imminent/hiring freezes, or just a slightly better and more personable candidate came along.
One time I interviewed for a position that I wanted badly. I studied and prepped for the interview, then during the interview I nailed every question. I waited a week but never heard back. After a few weeks of silence and giving up hope, I searched the company on LinkedIn, and found the person they hired for the position. It turns out he had more backend experience, which is what they were looking for. It was a painful truth, but them sending me a rejection email telling me this wouldn't have helped me at all.
- namanyayg 8y agoAn email would've at least saved your time spent in LinkedIn search. And what if the new employee wasn't on LinkedIn?
- m104 8y agoPrecisely. Often times a rejection isn't saying that the candidate didn't meet the job requirements or wouldn't do well in the position, it says that the employer found someone who fit the role even better or knew that they could given past hiring experience.
- herodotus 8y agoI agree with you, except that the company should send out a rejection letter as soon as they can. If I were hiring, I would only send a non-generic response if the rejected candidate specifically asked me if I would be willing to give her or him constructive feedback, or otherwise indicate why they did not get the position.
- joeax 8y agoWhat if they are not rejecting you? What if they like you as a candidate but decided to move forward with someone else (and it was a tough decision), and want to wait to see if that person will work out. It sucks, but it happens.
- aantix 8y agoA rejection brings closure. If I spend four hours answering these silly Big O questions, the least the company could do is give me a definitive yes/no in a timely fashion.
- nfRfqX5n 8y agothe hours of interview time, scheduling, and travel shouldn't be discounted so easily. not that the company owes you anything, but surely some of the smartest business minds in the world can come up with a way to safely provide some feedback. i'd probably sign a waiver to at least get something for my time