Re:People are still bad at gauging their own interview perfo...
by sksnxjis on Thursday September 08, 2016 @10:12PM
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It blows my mind that any applicant gives negative feedback to the company before finding out of they got an offer. Even if they hated the interview and would never want to work there, an offer is still fodder to get a better offer somewhere else. Being positive is a strictly dominant strategy before an offer is made.
Re:People are still bad at gauging their own interview perfo...
by fecak on Thursday September 08, 2016 @11:11PM
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My comment was as a 3rd party recruiter, and the blog post was based on feedback from anonymous interviewees after anonymous interviews. I don't expect that candidates would give negative feedback to a company directly without having a sense of the employer's opinion.
The blog post just refers to interviewees saying "I wouldn't want to work with the interviewer" when they mistakenly feel that they did poorly in the interview.
Anecdotally from the real world, when I (headhunter) get feedback from a candidate shortly/immediately after an interview, if they feel they did poorly they tend to add that there were things they didn't like about the opportunity (a person, the office, something). People that feel they did well don't usually go negative as easily.
But I also go back to the employer and get their feedback ASAP, and when that comes back positive I immediately pass that message to the candidate. Assuming the employer's feedback is somewhat prompt, the candidate doesn't get too much opportunity to go negative, and once they "feel wanted" by the employer they usually trend back positive. Offers come shortly thereafter.