Congratulations! Interviewing for a job is a significant feat that you’ve completed. When you exit your job interview, many different emotions may arise. Relief, excitement, concern, anxiety, nervousness. You may also experience sweaty palms or butterflies in your stomach.
Paying attention to those reactions is an important part of your job search process because it will help organize those thoughts in your mind, reduce the lingering physical or emotional feelings, and help you prepare for the next interview.
It also raises your self-awareness of how you feel about the job or your answers, or the people you just met.
Soon after the interview, ask yourself the following questions:
- What promising signs or feedback did I receive during the interview?
- What parts of the interview do I feel optimistic about?
- What would I do differently? Why?
- What questions did they ask me that I was prepared to answer?
- What questions did they ask me that I was not equipped to answer and how will I prepare next time?
- Am I satisfied with the questions that I asked the interviewers? If not, what would I change?
Is this the best job for YOU?
- What responsibilities of the job will be a fit for me? Why?
- What concerns do I have about the company, the job or the people?
- What will I ask them if I am invited back for another interview?
- What else can I tell them about me that’s important for them to know?
Don’t let the discomfort of uncertainty stall your efforts.
Keep going. You’ve got this!
