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Apologize for poor interview in follow up email? Thoughts?

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Specop 007 said:
Apologize for poor interview in follow up email? Thoughts?
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Go to the local liquor store, buy a 1/2 gallon of the cheapest vodka they have, then drive to where you had the interview.

Go straight to the guys office that interviewed you, apologize, and offer to share a drink with him.

Nothing says "I am sorry for bombing the interview" like showing up with a 1/2 gallon of cheap whiskey.
 
Texashiker said:
Go to the local liquor store, buy a 1/2 gallon of the cheapest vodka they have, then drive to where you had the interview.

Go straight to the guys office that interviewed you, apologize, and offer to share a drink with him.

Nothing says "I am sorry for bombing the interview" like showing up with a 1/2 gallon of cheap whiskey.
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Are you Jesus? You turned vodka into whiskey.
 
It looks like trolling is normal now here.

In your situation, I'd call if you can or send that email.

It's normal to send a thank you email in any real job interview today.
 
Move on. You screwed up. If it was an legitimately issue, you should have postponed the interview.
 
Thumbs down to all the quitter posts. First impressions are important, but they're not everything. Done correctly, a followup can tell them some much more important things about you.

You don't know what kind of people the interviewers are, or what kind of people their bosses are. Different people are impressed by different things. Someone who is willing to give you a second chance is more likely to be the kind of person you want to work for anyway.

Don't get all sloppy, and don't make excuses, but you might say that you believe in doing excellent work at all times, you think you could do better, you would like the opportunity to do so, and you would be happy to come in to talk to them again. Thanks, etc. Will vary by the impression you got of the person.
 
angminas said:
Thumbs down to all the quitter posts. First impressions are important, but they're not everything. Done correctly, a followup can tell them some much more important things about you.

You don't know what kind of people the interviewers are, or what kind of people their bosses are. Different people are impressed by different things. Someone who is willing to give you a second chance is more likely to be the kind of person you want to work for anyway.

Don't get all sloppy, and don't make excuses, but you might say that you believe in doing excellent work at all times, you think you could do better, you would like the opportunity to do so, and you would be happy to come in to talk to them again. Thanks, etc. Will vary by the impression you got of the person.
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:thumbsup:
 
OP - Is there an all you can eat buffet bar in a strip joint around there? Or maybe a steak house / nude bar?

Send the interviewer a gift certificate to the one you like the best.

To score extra points, send two certificates, one for the interviewer and one for his wife or boy friend.
 
Update, for those who care...

So I went ahead and sent a very brief apology along with my thank you email. My reasoning was this is the second round, and after my good performance on the first round this helps to explain what I felt was a rather poor interview.

Additionally the references I provided were good references who could speak to my hard work and drive.

Still moving forward in the process. I dont know if the apology helped or not but it didnt get me disqualified so thats good enough I suppose!
 
Specop 007 said:
Update, for those who care...

So I went ahead and sent a very brief apology along with my thank you email. My reasoning was this is the second round, and after my good performance on the first round this helps to explain what I felt was a rather poor interview.

Additionally the references I provided were good references who could speak to my hard work and drive.

Still moving forward in the process. I dont know if the apology helped or not but it didnt get me disqualified so thats good enough I suppose!
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Thanks for the update. I guess at this stage it couldn't hurt. The job goes to the guy who wants it and at least you tried. Within the first week or so I was against it firmly, but now...if they're mulling it over it's not a bad idea at all. Shows interest, shows that you WANT to work.

If they filled it, oh well. You learned. Need to be preped and ready and on your game in every interview. And I mean ON YOUR GAME.
 
IHateMyJob2004 said:
You should have said something at the start of the interview.
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Hi, sorry I am not my best but I have XYZ excuse.

Me employer? I don't give a fuck why you're not your best, I'm here to fill a position I need and right now you don't need me and I don't need you. If you can't even be ready/prepared for a simple interview then I don't want your services because I know you'll repeat this pattern.

It's getting harder and harder to find good people for jobs.
 
spidey07 said:
Thanks for the update. I guess at this stage it couldn't hurt. The job goes to the guy who wants it and at least you tried. Within the first week or so I was against it firmly, but now...if they're mulling it over it's not a bad idea at all. Shows interest, shows that you WANT to work.

If they filled it, oh well. You learned. Need to be preped and ready and on your game in every interview. And I mean ON YOUR GAME.
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Oh I agree. You have to be on your A game to interview.

While I wasnt on mine, I was still decently on point. Things just werent snapping for me like they should have.

YHPM
 
spidey07 said:
Hi, sorry I am not my best but I have XYZ excuse.

Me employer? I don't give a fuck why you're not your best, I'm here to fill a position I need and right now you don't need me and I don't need you. If you can't even be ready/prepared for a simple interview then I don't want your services because I know you'll repeat this pattern.

It's getting harder and harder to find good people for jobs.
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Most people interviewing you have families. Most would understand. And if they don't why work for them?

Any employer that thinks they are going to get 100% out of someone 8 hours a day is insane.

Sorry, simple facts. Might as well work for someone that understands these simple facts. Where I work, it is understood that you will be there 8 hours and with some luck you'll give a good 6 hours. Quite frankly, someone that can do a solid 6 hours is worth more than someone that does an average 10 hours.

I have 11 years of software under my belt. I am somewhere considering a move to a new company. And i don't own a suit. And my intent is to not buy one. I'll dress like I'd dress for my job daily. If the company does not like it, I don't want to work for them. Actually, I would state this on hte phone and be point blank that I don't own a suit nor do I intend to spend $500 on something that I'll use once. if they can't accept this ... ooOoo
 
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Most people I know that give interviews expect a thank you even if the person did miserably. If they don't get one, you better be a damn good candidate.

It's called etiquette.
 
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