How Do You Know if an Interview Went Well (Top 7 Signs) - Career Sidekick

How Do You Know if an Interview Went Well (Top 7 Signs) - Career Sidekick How Do You Know if an Interview Went Well? (Top 7 Signs) After Your Interview / https://www.edenscott.com/blog How do you know if an interview went well or not?While you can never be sure how it went until you hear their final decision, there are a few signs that indicate the interview went pretty well. So Im going to reveal the top 7 ways you can know if an interview went well while you wait to hear feedback.Important note: If you dont see these signs, its not necessarily a  sign the interview went poorly, it just means you need to wait to find out. The bottom line is youre never 100% sure until you hear the news.7 Signs Your Job Interview Went Well:1. They Ask How Soon Youd Be Available to StartThis is a very strong sign that the interview went well, especially if they ask toward the end of the interview.In fact, any questions about your availability and timing are a very positive sign. For example, they might also ask, how long of a notice period would you need to give your current employer? (If youre interviewing when you have a job).Questions like this in your interview show that the employer is thinking about offering you the job, and thinking about what happens next and when you could start.2. They Say They Want to Speak With You AgainThis is the most obvious way to know your interview went very well. Sometimes, the interviewer will actually say, we want you to come back in to meet with a few more people or, are you available next week at all? Id like to have you come back and meet with our CEO.Or if its a first phone call, they might say, Wed like to have you come in and meet with our team face-to-face. Thats an obvious way to know a phone interview went well.Now, if they do tell you something like this and then you dont hear anything for a few days, Id follow up to get a response. Sometimes HR people (or whoever is handling the scheduling) just forgets or moves very slowly, and a polite follow-up cant hurt.3. They Say You Seem Like a Good Fit (This is Mostly a Way to Know if a Phone Interview Went Well)Sometimes an HR person or r ecruiter on a phone interview will say it sounds like a great fit and theyre excited about your qualifications.They might say theyre forwarding your details to the hiring manager or recommending that the next person in the process speak with you.This doesnt guarantee that itll happen, but its a sign your phone interview went well and you did everything you could to impress them.Now, it just depends on what the hiring manager thinks. (The recruiter will bring some notes to the hiring manager usually and tell them how the conversation went, and what they recommend).In face-to-face interviews with hiring managers, youre less likely to hear something like this (even if the interview is going great).Why? Employers keep their opinions a bit more hidden at this point, and its more difficult to know if the interview went well.But there are still some ways to know, so lets keep going4. The Interviewer Smiled a Lot and Seemed ExcitedThis isnt always a sign the interview went well. They might just be somebody who smiles a ton, and they might just be having a great day when they walk into the interview room.However, its still a good indication that youre doing pretty well in the interview if the hiring manager seems happy and in a good mood.If theyre laughing, joking, or talking about personal topics like your hobbies and interests outside of work, those are great signs too.But dont worry if none of this happened. Some interviewers are just very work-focused and wont do this, even if they like you a lot.You really cannot judge based on one signal by itself, so dont freak out if you had an interview and they kept it 100% serious.5. Your Interview Went Longer Than ExpectedOne way to know your interview went well is if it went longer than scheduled.If the interviewer loses track of time and/or just chooses to keep talking to you for longer than planned, it means they like your interview answers and are enjoying the conversation.So, those are all good things. There really isn t a scenario where having the interview go longer than planned is bad. Its a great sign and a pretty reliable way of knowing that you did well.6. They Ask if You Have Other Job Offers or Other OpportunitiesNow, this isnt the best way to know if your phone interview went well, especially if they asked very early.Some recruiters and hiring managers ask this to everybody, just to get a sense of your overall job search, and to know if you have job offers coming in (so they can move quickly, or not waste their time if they decide they cannot move fast enough, etc.)However, if you get questions about your job search, what other companies youre  interviewing with, etc and its not just one of the first few  phone interview questions  they asked you, its definitely a good way to know that your interview went well.Theyre trying to figure out how fast they need to make you a job offer to get you on-board.And theyre measuring the competition. They are trying to figure out who else youre conside ring, and how to persuade you to come work for them.So its a good reason to get excited if you hear questions like this after a few rounds of interviews. You might hear this question in the interview, or in a follow-up call with a recruiter or HR person.7. They Ask What Salary Youre Looking ForJust like #6 above, this isnt a very meaningful hint that the interview went well if it happens in a first phone call, or very early in an interview.It could just mean they ask everyone this question.But if they ask about your salary expectations toward the end of a face-to-face interview, then its a good sign.By the way if you want help answering this question, its one of the questions I go into more detail on in this list of top interview questions and answers. (Its question #6 on that list).However, Theres Only One Truly Reliable Way to Know if Your Interview Went Well And thats when the employer calls you or emails you to share feedback.So what you should be doing after you get home from an interview is:Deciding if you are interested in the position so can respond appropriately when they give feedbackTracking the dates of your past interviews so you know when to follow-up if youve heard no responseApplying for more jobs! Never count on one single opportunity to work out, and keep applying for positions until youve accepted a job offerYou could do everything right in the interview and still not get the job. Theres a lot of luck involved in job searching. So counting on one single job offer is dangerous and could set you back weeks if it turns out you get rejected after the interview.So even though its tempting to wait and hope for good news, keep applying for positions and setting up interviews.If you follow these steps, youll find a new job faster while feeling much less anxious in your job search.