So I just had my phone interview a couple weeks ago, and I just want some opinions/thoughts on what to think about it!
I had applied, done the WBI, and invitation for phone interview all in one day. Since this whole process had gone so quickly and smoothly, I was feeling fairly confident, but also a little skeptical.
Prior to my interview, I did a ton of research. I've read practically every blog about the phone interview process, and watched multiple youtube videos giving tips. I compiled a word document, color coded and everything, with 25+ possible questions and how I wanted to answer them. It was more of a study guide for me, I memorized my answers so I wasn't reading word-for-word.
I was super nervous up until the call, but after I answered the phone I was immediately calm and felt comfortable and confident. My interviewer was very kind and friendly. The reason I'm not optimistic about the outcome of the interview is because I was barely asked any questions. She asked me the typical questions you would expect, but after she asked me about my desired roles, she only asked two questions about two different roles, and at that, she only asked me one question about each. I wasn't asked any situational questions, no "typical" interview questions such as strengths/weaknesses, nothing. I was so prepared to answer any possible question, but she only asked me maybe seven questions total, most of which I feel I answered pretty well, but now I'm being critical of myself. I truly am qualified for the internship, with both my past jobs and my major as hospitality.
I'm just confused and don't know what to think of it. I'm still waiting for a response via email/the dashboard, but I just want to know realistically if I should be expecting a rejection. Is it a bad thing that I was only asked a few questions, and no "what would you do if..." questions? Right now my expectations are pretty low so I'm not too disappointed when I get a rejection lol. Again, don't know what to think, so if anyone has any insight that would be awesome and much appreciated!! (sorry this is such a long post....just trying to relay all the details!)
I had applied, done the WBI, and invitation for phone interview all in one day. Since this whole process had gone so quickly and smoothly, I was feeling fairly confident, but also a little skeptical.
Prior to my interview, I did a ton of research. I've read practically every blog about the phone interview process, and watched multiple youtube videos giving tips. I compiled a word document, color coded and everything, with 25+ possible questions and how I wanted to answer them. It was more of a study guide for me, I memorized my answers so I wasn't reading word-for-word.
I was super nervous up until the call, but after I answered the phone I was immediately calm and felt comfortable and confident. My interviewer was very kind and friendly. The reason I'm not optimistic about the outcome of the interview is because I was barely asked any questions. She asked me the typical questions you would expect, but after she asked me about my desired roles, she only asked two questions about two different roles, and at that, she only asked me one question about each. I wasn't asked any situational questions, no "typical" interview questions such as strengths/weaknesses, nothing. I was so prepared to answer any possible question, but she only asked me maybe seven questions total, most of which I feel I answered pretty well, but now I'm being critical of myself. I truly am qualified for the internship, with both my past jobs and my major as hospitality.
I'm just confused and don't know what to think of it. I'm still waiting for a response via email/the dashboard, but I just want to know realistically if I should be expecting a rejection. Is it a bad thing that I was only asked a few questions, and no "what would you do if..." questions? Right now my expectations are pretty low so I'm not too disappointed when I get a rejection lol. Again, don't know what to think, so if anyone has any insight that would be awesome and much appreciated!! (sorry this is such a long post....just trying to relay all the details!)
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