Receiving Recruitment Feedback As A Jobhunter

Receiving Recruitment Feedback As A Jobhunter






Keep it together

This is the third tip of five concerning job application feedback for job hunters from recruiters or employers after job interviews. Seeking work can be difficult and emotional so when hearing what may have gone wrong try to remain calm and focussed.  This not only improves your chances of hearing the recruitment message but also getting quality recruitment feedback,

Let's not kid around - a feedback session can be a very emotional experience. Seeking work can be difficult and fairly challenging so when listening to what may have gone wrong try to remain calm and focussed. If you think you've done well, you'll probably be more enthused to hear exactly what sort of impression you made, and nothing feels better than having a professional or an employer sitting opposite you, telling you how well you did. It's a massage for the ego.

But on the other hand, it can be horrible if you were unsuccessful in getting the job and the employer is telling you where you went wrong. More so if this was a job that you had your hopes pinned on. Most recruitment feedback sessions will be a mixture of both of these things - you may feel an overwhelming sense of relief when you're told about something you did well, and a sense of frustration and embarrassment when you're reminded of something you did or said that did not support your case for recruitment.

There also might be a tendency to beat your self up metaphorically speaking but try to avoid this and always remain positive. There's no secret to keeping your emotional reaction in check, but the practices most likely to work are just common sense for any tense situation, really: breathe deep, physically relax, keep your voice low, and sit comfortably. Take all the positives you can away from the feedback session and begin to work out how the negatives can be turned into helpful tips for your next interview.  Ask questions for clarification and also seek ideas and suggestions for recruitment improvement but do not try to put your case or explain things away.  You will just come across as defensive and this is likely to cut short the feedback session.

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