OK to ask for feedback from lead interviewer if not hired?

[Anonymous]

If you're interviewed for a position, but not selected, is it okay to ask the lead interviewer for a debrief?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely! My husband always does this. As long as you phrase is politely and make it clear that you are seeking feedback for future applications/interviews (i.e., you're not just demanding an explanation for why you didn't get hired), it's fine.

[Anonymous]

Yes it's fine to ask but just know that for liability reasons most employers wont share feedback from the hiring process with candidates.

[Anonymous]

Interested to know if this has ever worked for anyone.

[Anonymous]

I've gotten very good feedback by doing this (including things like you're great but other top candidate had x more years of experience than you, had x degree you didn't etc). Other times have gotten things like, your answers in interview to x question didn't give us enough insight into xyz...so it does happen.

[Anonymous]

You can ask, but you will not be told the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Interested to know if this has ever worked for anyone.

+1

[Anonymous]

I really wouldn't care.

[Anonymous]

I have asked, and gotten very useful feedback. I think much depends on the interviewer and the culture of the organization. The hyper legal and paranoid ones probably won't give you a helpful answer, but those who still have a bit of humanity left might.

[Anonymous]

I asked and got BS feedback. I was told that I didn't do/say things that I actually did and said during the interview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I asked and got BS feedback. I was told that I didn't do/say things that I actually did and said during the interview.

In wouldn't take that as BS. I'd take that as you didn't communicate clearly enough. You can think you're saying something, but it might not come across or really hit the interviewer. Also, I'd say you attitude needs adjustment, too.

[Anonymous]

You can ask but I most likely you will not get useful feedback. I've only gotten decent feedback once and that was because I knew someone on the hiring panel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I asked and got BS feedback. I was told that I didn't do/say things that I actually did and said during the interview.

In wouldn't take that as BS. I'd take that as you didn't communicate clearly enough. You can think you're saying something, but it might not come across or really hit the interviewer. Also, I'd say you attitude needs adjustment, too.

NP here. I also had the experience of being told I said things or didn't say things that were waaaaaay removed from the actual discussion during interviews. Additionally, I was told that there was universal feedback on how I addressed X, when there was only one interviewer who discussed X. It wasn't a very helpful debrief.