Hi all:
Please!!--need advice quick! I just had a dream-come-true interview this morning where I experienced the worse case of nerves EVER and I' m afraid it might have cost me a chance at the second interview. Besides the fact that I was probably nervous because I am really, really excited about this particular job (and am very qualified to do it), I was operating on less than 2 hours of sleep due to unforeseen circumstances (i.e. out of the blue I had to drive 13 hours straight the day before, thus the 2 hours sleep). Sadly, the double-shot mocha latte I had just before the interview (which I thought would help) probably made matters even worse. I' m afraid my nervousness translated into my appearing unfocused and volatile during the interview--two qualities that are definitely not me under normal circumstances Luckily, I had prepared for the interview and could at least talk intelligently about their current business goals, etc.
My question: when I send along my "thank you for the interview" email later today, is it OK in any, way, shape or form to explain my uncharacteristic behavior b/c that truly is the case? I am normally calm and very much in command of myself during interviews.
Why send an email and not a regular paper and evenvople letter!
Don't bring up any interview jitters. Reinforce your interest in the job, resell yourself on a couple of important issues discussed in the interview and hope for the best.
Email is fine as a follow up.
I' d pretty much arrived at this same conclusion myself after my panic-mode wore off. IF I end up getting that second interview after all, I' ll let everone know so others can see that a good interviewer can see through the wild ' n crazy interview behavior of a worthy candidate--