Well I had an interview today, pretty much knew I hadnt got it due to the power trippy woman interviewing me and her blase attitude.
Now the reason for not getting it was one reason only. She thought I spoke too much.
First reaction was huh...wtf...
Now I have been to a fair few interviews in my life but this was the first saying that I spoke too much.
I tried to recollect an example where I could have waffled on a bit, the only times where when specific questions were asked which required you to "talk about" something. For example what I do in my current role, as it is varied obviously I have to explain what it is I do - this takes time and therefore could be considered as waffling.
The other major gripe I had is the interviewer just questioned me and then didnt say a word. Is it just me that expects a two way street at interviews? I talk, they talk and you find out things and make a judgement. A one way interview doesnt do this. It just focuses all the attention on the applicant.
Frankly I have grown tired of the interview process and am so fed up with jumped up agency tartlets waffling on in HRSpeak and have the nerve to talk down to you whilst being "specialists"w in your field without having a clue about what people in your field do.
I know they may have found a more suited person for the role but why dont they just say that, rather than coming up with subjective excuses which give no real feedback at all.
Im waffling but I dont care, just need to get it off my chest.
Now the reason for not getting it was one reason only. She thought I spoke too much.
First reaction was huh...wtf...
Now I have been to a fair few interviews in my life but this was the first saying that I spoke too much.
I tried to recollect an example where I could have waffled on a bit, the only times where when specific questions were asked which required you to "talk about" something. For example what I do in my current role, as it is varied obviously I have to explain what it is I do - this takes time and therefore could be considered as waffling.
The other major gripe I had is the interviewer just questioned me and then didnt say a word. Is it just me that expects a two way street at interviews? I talk, they talk and you find out things and make a judgement. A one way interview doesnt do this. It just focuses all the attention on the applicant.
Frankly I have grown tired of the interview process and am so fed up with jumped up agency tartlets waffling on in HRSpeak and have the nerve to talk down to you whilst being "specialists"w in your field without having a clue about what people in your field do.
I know they may have found a more suited person for the role but why dont they just say that, rather than coming up with subjective excuses which give no real feedback at all.
Im waffling but I dont care, just need to get it off my chest.