What did I do wrong How to ask for feedback

What did I do wrong How to ask for feedback What did I do wrong? How to ask for feedbackPosted October 13, 2011, by Elissa CollierIf youve got job interview rejection letters piling up in a corner of your lounge room and youre continually left feeling frustrated, jobless and penniless, wondering what did I do wrong? its about time you did something about it. By reaching the interview stage, you have most likely beaten hundreds of other people that also applied for the job, so your resume must be pretty good. Its the interview part thats letting you down you just cant seem to close the deal and get the job. Job interviews can be tough youve got several highly qualified people all competing and marketing their talents to an interviewer, but only one candidate can get the job. The interviewer has to be ruthless and pick one person but what if this person is never you? It could be because youre nervous, youre not well prepared or you go to the interview wearing shorts and flip flop s whatever the reason, you need to find out what it is and work on it.The best way to improve is to get some feedback from the interviewer. This way you can pinpoint exactly what areas you need to work on, which may even be things you didnt realise were jeopardising your chances of getting the job. The key is not to see a rejection letter as a setback. While it is disappointing, turn it into something positive by interpreting it as a learning experience. The interviewer has most probably interviewed many people before so could offer you some insightful tips or advice. Anyway, youve got nothing to lose.Follow this guide on how to write a request for post-interview feedback so that next time a job interview rolls around, youll be prepared.Email, post or phoneThe first thing to do is decide on how you want to contact the interviewer. This can depend on the type of relationship you formed with the interviewer and how you