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Feeling like my interview did not go too well today.

What are some signs of a good/bad interview?

Thanks.

What happened (or didn't happen) that is making you feel that it did not go well?

Rapid fire questions, ended 10 min early, overly serious and critical of my answers.

This is for a regional big law firm FYI....

Anonymous User wrote:Rapid fire questions, ended 10 min early, overly serious and critical of my answers.

This is for a regional big law firm FYI....

Hard to tell. Stop reading tea leaves and keep applying.

Anonymous User wrote:Feeling like my interview did not go too well today.

What are some signs of a good/bad interview?

Thanks.

I wanna bump this question too. I feel (and have gotten feedback that) my interviewing skills are great, and yet I am without any job offer (though I feel this is due to my grades more than anything else). Anyone have any signs that an interview has gone well/has gone badly?

Unless you literally shat yourself you can't tell whether it went well or badly - many interviewers adopt a serious/critical tone/do rapid fire questionsjust to see how interviewees will react, or b/c they think that's what interviewers should do. Sometimes interviews end early b/c they already wanted to hire you/call you back and don't need more info. Other times those things are bad signs. Basically, do your best, then walk out and not think about it again. Exception: if you can ID specific questions that you weren't prepared for or think you didn't answer well, sure, think about how you'd improve that kind of thing. But don't expect to be able to read the tea leaves by an interviewer's reaction. You don't have enough information to do so.

Any personal discussion at all? Did he/she offer up any information about the firm? What level (associate/partner and seniority) was the interviewer?

Walking you around after the interview and introducing you to other lawyers at the firm is a good sign.