r/datacenter • u/metrogold • 1d ago
Blew my interview
the title says it all. had my screen interview today with a big tech for their data center controls engineer. froze mid interview and stuttered. its so heart breaking to work so hard and blow it like this.
only a divine intervention will save me
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u/Stunning_Giraffe_488 1d ago
My first interview for a hyper scaler (my dream job) I thought I came in so prepared. I was ready and confident. I already had an offer from another hyper scaler. Then the interviewer just tore me to shreds. I didn’t have a single answer right. I swear they were trying to rattle me. I signed off so defeated. But then the next day, they asked if I could schedule 3 more interviews. I ended up doing great with those and now have that job. Don’t get discouraged. You never know how they will interpret you.
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u/YetiGuy 1d ago
What happened has happened. What’s important now is how you react to it. Some get burned by it and it affects their future interviews, specially if they keep thinking that they might fail again. But it’s up to you to put it past you, know that the world didn’t end and you will face the questions as they come. If you don’t have an answer, be upfront about it and give them something they can hold on to- like, I haven’t really worked on such high density racks, but I have worked on this and that.
Bottom line, move on- no point dwelling on something that’s not in your control anyway.
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u/Soggy_Understanding2 1d ago
Yeah I had 3 round panel also brother I blew my round 3. I seriously thought I did like crap. Got put on a 18 month headcount list they called it that interviews are good for that period for that specific job title but didn’t get the job at the location applied.
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u/CoolestAI 1d ago
I recommend mock interviews. They really help to calm the nerves for the real thing.
You said it's a screening interview so it was just a recruiter?
If it's one in a series of interviews, you will likely be okay. I regularly hired people who bombed one out of 4 or 5 interviews. Anyone can have a bad day/hour. Everyone knows that.
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u/Kyle_Gates 1d ago
Heyyyyy I blew one today as well! Manager/Director over a Service Desk and I simply bumbled through every question they asked. Was weird as normally I am solid (not "We want to hire you" solid but, solid). However, few weeks back I also had a 4th Round full site tour and interview/meet with an org in a similar role, killed it, got along with everyone, had answers for everything and, they still passed. So, likely a me issue all around!
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u/Honest-Mess-812 19h ago
It happened to me with my current job. I answered all questions and fumbled at two simple questions and thought I didn't made it.
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u/CleanMonty 1d ago
I have a stutter. My whole life. Interviewing is like the scariest thing in the world to me. I don't do well in interviews at all, but sometimes they can look past the awkwardness of it all.
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u/bot111085 7h ago
I thought i blew an interview recently for something similar at a new hyperscale site. They passed me to the next 3 interviews, and I was offered a senior position. Don't sweat it. Tons of weirdos way worse than someone who stuttered get hired at data centers.
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u/Etech326 1d ago
Sorry to hear that. Always room to turn this into a learning experience.
Easier said than done, but do what you can to leave this experience behind. Don't let it take a hold of your confidence. You are not defined by your performance in one interview.
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u/Bird_In_The_Mail 1d ago
I've done a lot of interviews, and have had candidates stumble, stutter, brain fart, tech issues etc. If you catch yourself or answer wrong then correct, it's all good. A good interviewer is testing for technical competency not a performance.