Did you ever have a bad interview but still got the job?

[Anonymous]

If so, do you know why?

I had a panel interview a year ago with 3 managers and one of them seemed a bit distracted, they didn't explain much about the project I would be working on and didn’t tell me about the next steps after the interview. The interview was on Friday morning and I got an offer on Monday. Why did they hire me if they didn’t like me?

[molonski2]

Sometimes , you honestly just go better than you think , which is what happened in your case , I've been on both sides of the desk , and the strange thing is now , I just love going for interviews , sometimes I don't want the role , but I just love the challenge.

Its interesting in the old days I was shitting myself with fear , now I'm just different , I won't say I'm without fear , I think its like a stage show , you need some fear , but I've just learnt how to respond , they always end up saying " Umm Dave , look incredible to talk with you , but look we are 20 minutes over , and really we just have to go " .. if they say this , its rare that you have not done well.

I was 6 from 6 when I went back to Brisbane for a bit ( but I didn't want all 6 obviously ) so , you had exactly what they wanted , and they probably had to answer bullshit questions from HR , which is why they seemed disinterested ( notes ) .

In my time on that side of the desk , there was none of that.

[rosemilk]

i think that's normal to think that you didn't do well, but you actually did if you got the job. just saying, don't beat yourself up too much. you did good

[boggboss]

Possibly u was the best fit for it even with them not liking u