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Did I get this job?

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Yabbers · 12/06/2019 19:28

Went for an interview. Great interview, lots of “that’s a good way of thinking” and “I like that.” Seems like I was on the same corporate wavelength, CV was noted as having the vast majority of the right experience. Towards the end I felt that I was pretty well in there.

Right up until the closing statements. Thanks for coming, few more to see etc, we’ll be in touch. (Fine so far) then..... “Just to say, if you don’t get the job, here, I’m sure you’ll have no problem picking up a job, the feedback I’ve put is really strong”

Part of me thinks, yeah, for some reason I’m not what they want. But another part says he submits his comments to the recruitment team, they use some matrix to score it and he’s been in the position before where he’s seen people not offered the job and he can’t see why so is being courteous just in case that happens here.

I didn’t get it, did I? Or, maybe I did. AIBU to think it’s a no. (But hope it’s a yes!)

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RedSkyLastNight · 12/06/2019 19:34

I think he's saying you are employable (i.e. you tick all the right boxes), but whether you get the job depends on the other candidates.
So don't think you can say either way, and suspect the interviewer didn't know himself.

Mosaic123 · 12/06/2019 19:37

Maybe you are one of two strong candidates?

ZippyBungleandGeorge · 12/06/2019 19:39

I agree with redsky, I've done quite a lot of recruitment and sometimes you see someone in the morning and you think yes that's the person, then someone comes in in the afternoon and just blows you away, so no point in promising anything until you've seen everyone.

Bouncebacker · 12/06/2019 19:48

Depending on the type of recruitment process, one individual isn’t in a position to know if you have got the job. I managed assessment centres, where you are fairly scored according to a strict set of criteria in four or five different tests (like an interview, a written exercise, a group exercise, a presentation and an ability test) - each element is administered and scored by a different person and at the end of the day you have a ‘wash up’ session where everyone’s scores are collated and we look at the overall picture to see who has scored most highly in all of the competencies tested through the day. It’s not unusual for someone to score very highly in one area (say, the interview) but not meet the required standard in another area, so they can’t be offered the job. So when they leave the interview, the interviewer can be really impressed, but have no idea whether that person will get the job or not. (Which would fit with the type of comment you received)

Yabbers · 12/06/2019 20:03

Sounds like I still have hope. That’s good.

The interview yesterday was someone trying to convince me to work for them. That was a new one on me. But I’ve never heard a comment like this one today either. It’s all so confusing 😄

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CurtainsOpen · 12/06/2019 20:21

Fingers crossed for you! Sounds positive, let's hope you were the best!

CurtainsOpen · 12/06/2019 20:25

Fingers crossed for you! Sounds positive, let's hope you were the best!

sonjadog · 12/06/2019 20:30

Any time I have heard a comment like that, it has meant that I haven't got the job, I'm sorry to say. But that doesn't mean that you won't in this particular case, so fingers crossed!

sonjadog · 12/06/2019 20:36

Any time I have heard a comment like that, it has meant that I haven't got the job, I'm sorry to say. But that doesn't mean that you won't in this particular case, so fingers crossed!

sonjadog · 12/06/2019 20:41

Any time I have heard a comment like that, it has meant that I haven't got the job, I'm sorry to say. But that doesn't mean that you won't in this particular case, so fingers crossed!

Yabbers · 12/06/2019 20:51

Any time I have heard a comment like that, it has meant that I haven't got the job, I'm sorry to say. But that doesn't mean that you won't in this particular case, so fingers crossed!

That’s what the pessimist in me says too!

(Also, glad to see not just me having multiple posting issues tonight 👍)

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