Evaluating Job Interview Performances

Video Transcript

"Whew! You made it. It's over and hopefully -- well, actually, I know -- it was a really, really successful interview. What you want to do at this point, you've gotten in the car, you're driving home, when you get home, you probably have a little notebook or maybe a file where you're keeping track of your interviews. The first thing you want to do is write down the name and the title of the person or persons that you interviewed with at that particular company. Now you want to sit down and take a good hard look and evaluated how the interview went. What did you do really well? What could you have handled better? What you want to do at this point, is jot down some notes -- maybe something that you want to do different the next time. Because, remember, you could go on as many as ten interviews. And evaluate it by writing it down. This is also a great time and place to write down any messages that might need to be sent. Maybe they requested more information. Make a note -- "I need to send XYZ." This is also a point where you can write down the date that you sent the thank you note. Even though you said thank you in the interview, it is imperative that you send a hard copy thank you note, whether you hand write it or type it. Depending on the organization and the casualness of the organization, you might send it via email, but you must send a Thank You note within two days. That's within two days of the actual interview thanking them again for their time; it was great to meet them; you look forward to hearing from them very soon."