Career Article 165:
Post Interview Self Assessment

By Tamara Dowling, CPRW

Company Name: _____________________

Interviewer: _____________________

Position: _____________________ Interview Date: _____________

• Arrived on time?
• Had all information needed to complete the application?
• Was friendly to everyone, including Receptionist?
• Maintained eye contact?
• Spoke clearly and with purpose?
• Did not interrupt?
• Supported answers with specific examples of achievement?
• Shook interviewer's hand firmly at beginning and end of interview?
• Asked specific, intelligent questions that were not already answered?
• Conveyed benefits that I could deliver to the company?
• Presented a professional image?
• Obtained interviewer's business card?
• Understand next steps following interview?
• Gave interviewer clean, professional copy of resume?

To further evaluate your performance, ask yourself these questions:

• What did I learn about the company that I did not know before?
• What clues did I get from the interviewer about his/her interest?
• What would I do differently next time?