Interviewing for a job

In general companies don't tell you at the interview that you have the job. They usually have several interviews lined up and even if they don't they would want to see more people to make a fair comparison before they employ someone. In my current job, I had a telephone interview which lasted 30 minutes, then a face to face interview which lasted 2 hours. I was then called by the agency 20 minutes after I left to say the company wanted to hire me and they offered more money than I had asked for. In my previous job I had 3 face to face interviews with HR, Operations and 3 other managers as I had been working for the competition and they wanted to create a position for me so I had to see lots of different people. I would advise you not to hassle your potential employer by demanding a response there and then. This could actually put them off, often the interviewers need to sit and reflect on what was said during the interview, analyse the responses you gave and also they have other priorities they might need to attend to as well. Remember recruitment is not the only thing the interviewers do in their job! They might need to discuss your skills with other members of staff. You might not be exactly what they're looking for in that particular role that you applied for but you might have impressed them enough to consider you for another role. Hassling them for a quick answer will more often than not lead to a "no". If they say they will call you, say something very polite but confirm your interest such as "I really look forward to your call, I do appreciate the time you've taken to interview me and can I add that I really like the environment here and would love to be part of the team!" You might think this is over the top but I've said mushy stuff like that at the end of an interview and my enthusiasm helped get me the job. Good luck :)

i would say keep your head up and prove to them you really want the job, be confident about it. if the company told me they would call me i would give them 2 weeks to call and if they never answered me i would ring them to enquire about my application

I always ask when they plan on getting back with me and thank them for their time. Usually they call back within the time they said and if they don't I call them. They like persistence.

The basic keys would be to do thorough research and preparation, and then stay calm and collected while you give a good performance at the interviews. Here are some links that might be useful: http://www.job-interview.net http://www.collegegrad.com/intv http://www.careercc.com/interv3.shtml And unless it is the final round of interview (the number of rounds usually increases with the "level" of the job), you are not likely to be told whether you got the job. Chances are that they will say you will be informed if you get selected. Don't worry too much and all you can do is to wait. Depending on the job, 2 weeks later may be a good time to check back. Sometimes, even though you may not be the one selected, by virtue of you being proactive and if there happens to be another job opening, you will find yourself landing the job. Hope this is useful. ^^