Had a bad IT interview

[shuttleboi]

I went through a 5-person onsite software engineering interview last week. The last person arrived a bit late and angry because something was going wrong with his own code just minutes before; he seemed a bit rough-around-the-edges and very irritable throughout my interview. I was quite nervous due to this and didn't answer his questions well.

That was last Thursday. Should I email my HR contact and voice this concern about my situation with that interviewer? I just want to ask for a second onsite interview before they make a final decision.

Please, some advice would be appreciated.

 

[Pastore]

If they liked you even with your crappy answers, calling back and telling them their interviewer sucked may be shooting yourself in the foot.

 

[FoBoT]

i don't think it works that way

 

[Drakkon]

well you have to ask yourself...why would you want to work somewhere where guys are getting irritable and rough and angry?
then on top of that you couldnt answer his questions well...i doubt he would want to work with you.

 

[compnovice]

You want to complain about the interviewer? Well, unless his questions were illegal, I would suggest to move on....

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: Pastore
If they liked you even with your crappy answers, calling back and telling them their interviewer sucked may be shooting yourself in the foot.

Seconded.

 

[LikeLinus]

Yeah - I'd call them back. Explain to them you don't normally fold like a metal chair in pressure situations.

I think they'll buy that.

 

[shuttleboi]

I'm not going to say that their interviewer sucked. I would just email the HR person something like this: Thank you for the interview last week. I just wanted to say that I was very nervous last week and may not have been at my best, particularly late in the afternoon. If I do not grade out very well, please take this into consideration. If needed, I would be more than happy to take part in another round of interviews. Sincerely...

Does that sound good?

 

[her209]

Tell them the interviewer made a pass at you...

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: shuttleboi
I'm not going to say that their interviewer sucked. I would just email the HR person something like this: Thank you for the interview last week. I just wanted to say that I was very nervous last week and may not have been at my best, particularly late in the afternoon. If I do not grade out very well, please take this into consideration. If needed, I would be more than happy to take part in another round of interviews. Sincerely...

Does that sound good?

No, it sounds like garbage. Take the end result like a man.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: shuttleboi
I'm not going to say that their interviewer sucked. I would just email the HR person something like this: Thank you for the interview last week. I just wanted to say that I was very nervous last week and may not have been at my best, particularly late in the afternoon. If I do not grade out very well, please take this into consideration. If needed, I would be more than happy to take part in another round of interviews. Sincerely...

Does that sound good?

No. You're telling them that you couldn't handle the pressure of the interview. That will look worse in their eyes than your poor performance. Even though people who are very good at their job often don't do well in interviews, HR people suck and don't think that way.

Send a thank you note though.

 

[LikeLinus]

Originally posted by: shuttleboi
I'm not going to say that their interviewer sucked. I would just email the HR person something like this: Thank you for the interview last week. I just wanted to say that I was very nervous last week and may not have been at my best, particularly late in the afternoon. If I do not grade out very well, please take this into consideration. If needed, I would be more than happy to take part in another round of interviews. Sincerely...

Does that sound good?

I'd also follow up by sending them a link to this thread.

 

[shuttleboi]

Tough crowd.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: shuttleboi
I'm not going to say that their interviewer sucked. I would just email the HR person something like this: Thank you for the interview last week. I just wanted to say that I was very nervous last week and may not have been at my best, particularly late in the afternoon. If I do not grade out very well, please take this into consideration. If needed, I would be more than happy to take part in another round of interviews. Sincerely...

Does that sound good?

People don't want excuses, they want results... they'll find someone else who can handle a not so standard interview process.

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: shuttleboi
Tough crowd.

Do you want the truth, or what you want to hear?

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats

Originally posted by: shuttleboi
Tough crowd.

Do you want the truth, or what you want to hear?

Exactly, you asked for advice and you got it, just because you don't like it doesn't mean we're being hard on you.