How Do I Know if the Interview Went Well? 8 Signs to Look for in a Job Interview!

You just had an interview or maybe it's been a few days or even weeks since the interview happened and you're wondering how did it go? How do I know if that interview went well? Am I going to get another interview or even an offer? And there's actually some major signs that it did go well and I will walk through eight of them today and I've seen a combination of number four, seven and eight to be especially predictive. And so if you see many of these signs in your interview, you might as well start calling that job offer neighbor because it's right around the corner. And welcome back to the channel. Or if you're new here, come on in. I'm Madeline Mann. I'm a human resources leader and job search strategist who turns job seekers into job shoppers. You may recognize me from being a top job search instructor on LinkedIn, learning and Spotify, or you may have seen me on abc, Bloomberg, New York Times and more. Be sure you subscribe to elevate your career and last time I did this video I got this comment. Seven of the signs happened to me. Then I got an offer as soon as I left the building. So look out for these signs in your interview. Before we jump into what signs to look out for, I do need to have a big flashing disclaimer here. Even if you get eight out of eight signs, this does not guarantee that you will get a job offer. I have heard of so many job seekers have a company verbally say they will give them an offer and then later take that statement back. Oh gut punch, it's actually happened to me and I will link that terrible story time below. So this is all to say that there are no guarantees until you get that written offer and everyone signs the document. The first sign that your interview went well is that your emails get a quick response. You should always send a thank you email to each interviewer after the interview and also send follow up emails to hear about next steps. I've already written the follow up emails for you so that they're framed the right way and get a quick response. So I will link those free templates below. And if especially the hiring manager responds quickly and positively, that is a signal that they want to move you to the next stage. The reason being is that if they aren't sure if they're going to move you on or pass on you, they may be reluctant to respond because they don't know exactly what to say. They don't want to send you mixed signals and possibly lead you on. But if they like you, it doesn't take that much brainpower. They just shoot an email off that says, so great speaking with you. We'll be in touch soon about next steps. Pretty nice sign. The second indication that your job interview went well is the interviewer saying you when talking about the role. Making comments like, well, when you're in the role or what you'll do is could show that they are already seeing you in this role. Now, this isn't a hard and fast rule, but generally when people phrase it this way, it indicates that they're warming up to you. Now, I shared earlier that I've gotten a job offer rescinded and I'm curious, have you ever been in the interview process where you thought you're going to get the offer but didn't, or you thought you're going to get another interview and felt led on? Let me know your situation in the comments. All right. The third indicator in a job interview that it went well is an interviewer volunteers to give you an office tour. If someone besides the recruiter or the coordinator says something like, hey, would you like to see the office? Follow me. That's an indication they like you. I remember our COO walking a candidate around the office pointing out things. And as I was thinking it, the person sitting in the desk next to me said, wow, they must have done well on their interview. And I've talked to recruiters at other companies and yes, this is a common sign that they hurt you. Now this one is a big indication that you did well in the job interview and that's number four. And they work around your schedule. If you have another job offer, you can let the company know who you're still interviewing with that you need essentially a shortened timeline and they may speed up the process and work around your schedule. This is a great sign that they like you. They don't want to lose you as a candidate, and the fact that another company wants you makes this company only want you more. And I mean, can I blame them? You're fantastic. The fifth sign that your interview went well is the interview goes long if the interviewer keeps talking to you over the given amount of time. Sure, they could have lost track of time or they could still not be sure of you and they need to hear more. Both of those are absolute possibilities. But often they go over time into the next meeting or their lunch hour and it shows that they really dig your vibe and you're a contender. And a bonus indicator here is they may switch the conversation from evaluating you to selling you on the company. Huh? Look for it. It's a good sign. The sixth sign that your interview went well and you were on your way to a job offer is if a company asks for references. It depends on the company, but many don't ask for references until they are genuinely considering a candidate for the role. Bonus indicator is if they have you do a background check because because those cost money. They don't want to just be handing those out like cookies. They usually will only do it for people who they're seriously considering or essentially have already chosen. But they want to make sure they're not giving out an offer to someone who has a history of stealing all the office pens or taking people's lunches out of the refrigerator in the break room. That'll catch up with you. The seventh sign that you rocked your job interview is they discuss logistics. The interviewer may start discussing logistical things with you, such as work hours, commute, the salary, start date. Now generally they will ask you about these types of things in the first round interview and that is not an indication of anything. Ignore that sign. But if they start bringing this up in later round interviews, that could indicate that they're looking to put a ring on it. The eighth sign that you did well in the interview and might just get that job offer is you met the top dog. When I say the top dog. And it depends on the size of the company you're interviewing with. So if you're interviewing with a small or medium sized company, that could be that you met the CEO or another C level executive. If it's a large company, there's no way you should be expecting to meet Mark Zuckerberg after a successful behavioral interview at Meta. But you may meet a higher ranking executive for the function you're interviewing for. So it often plays out like this. You're on site with the company and the interviewer says, oh, the CEO or the VP of this department is free and I wanted to introduce you to Great sign and companies will sometimes schedule executives to talk to the candidate, but they won't let the candidate know that that executive is on the interview loop. If feedback comes back good for the first few interviews of that day, then that's the signal to tell the executive that all systems are go and that they are going to talk to you at the end. If you get the thumbs down, they say, okay, this person didn't interview very well, then they will cancel that meeting that they'd put for you and the CEO or the big boss and you actually will never know that that happened. If you are going to master your interviews, you are going to need to know how to effectively answer the most common interview question. Tell me about yourself. Lucky for you, I have a free worksheet that you can download that will quickly break down this question into easy chunks so you can rock it. It has led to thousands of stories. I will link it below like this video and subscribe to this channel. You've got this wi fi high five.