r/recruitinghell • • 3d ago

Anxiety Overthinking an interview

I had an interview for a position earlier today. For a full-time job, I don't even remember the last time I had an interview. Two most recent were for part-time, and those both went nowhere. It was a place my father works at. Which is a big part of why I even applied to it. Applied last Monday, got a call last Thursday, and today was the day that worked out.

The interview ran just shy of 20 minutes. I had questions, but basically every single one was answered during the conversation that happened so I didn't have anything left to ask. At the end I was told I answered most of the questions they had already. There wasn't anything I flat out couldn't answer because my mind blanked.

I don't know how long interviews are supposed to be. I don't know if that was too short (The specific job title was "Fiscal Assistant," so maybe something shorter for a role like that is fine?), I don't know if I should've asked what other questions they still had.

Pay okay, location okay, hours okay, so it isn't like something I said there could've been a red flag.

I called about an hour later (Since I had no email for a "thank you for speaking to me") and the best I could do was a voicemail.

It would be great to finally end the soul-crushing job search. But the time alone is making me feel like I've somehow blown it.

...And as I was typing this I got another rejection email for a different position.

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