Final round interview feedback

Hey guys - hoping someone can decipher what they make of this feedback post final stages.
Just for some context:

I passed a first stage interview with a VP of sales and this second round was with 2 members of the sales team. I had the interview on Tuesday and followed up today on email and this was one of the team members response after I messaged them with a thank you/ own feedback:

Hi …… Thanks for your message. I am doing well! Actually came into the office today, its quite empty but still a nice change of scenery. You are clearly very personable which is an essential trait of a sales person and I see a lot of passion for (insert industry) which I like as FX hedging is an important component of Treasury. Attention to detail and delivering a concise message is just as important in a strategic sales role like ours and something I feel yourself and many people even within (insert company) should look to continuously improve on. I really enjoyed our chat so thanks so much for taking the time to speak to us.

What are your takes on this specific feedback one of the members? Would you say this was on balance a positive or negative?

Just got context the first round was the VP of sales which really liked me and these next 2 people were part of the team.

Would appreciate some thoughts!

Thank you

It means nothing except a polite exchange. It is extremely unprofessional to 'leak' interview results and potentially dangerous until decisions have gone through the whole process, because no matter how good or bad candidates are, you may have to rethink your boundaries, standards, numbers etc.

You also shouldn't ask for feedback until you have the results, you put the interviewers in a very awkward position. Thanks aren't even necessary for a standard interview process, it's part of the job. You only thank if they've given you time outside a formal process, ie a careers discussion over coffee, an informal interview for something not advertised etc.

I appreciate this but is it not also just polite to say the obvious thing ?

Also if you were looking into the message what would you glean from it?

Thanks

Not heard back yet - would you say at this point it is unlikely I’ve been given an offer ?

Not heard back yet - would you say at this point it is unlikely I’ve been given an offer ?

Please, please leave them alone. Pestering them will not be a good look.

People are still reluctant to come back to the office. they may be delaying hiring until the government communicates the next step.

Only ask for feedback if they tell you you have not got the job. Then use that feedback to do better going forward.

Not necessarily, depends on the type of firm + your situation really hasn't changed from 4 days ago since 2 of those days were weekends.

I wasn’t planning on pestering them I was just asking at a guess what people would be thinking in my shoes!

Hmm yeh I mean I’m being impatient in my own mind as I literally have no clue how long they will take and like someone else said it could literally be anything that causes the delay.

I guess there probably is a timeframe where I’ll have to just in my own mind settle for the fact it may not happen but I do think if I don’t hear back by end of this week it probably is a no!

Let it be a lesson to you to always ask when you can expect to hear back at the end of the interview. If I ask nothing else, I always ask that. In my experience, they'll usually tell you the latest you'll hear (i.e. when you'll hear if you've been rejected).

That’s a good point - it’s strange because the first interview was with the actual hiring manager and then this final stage was with 2 members of his team so it did actually cross my mind but i did think it may not be wise to ask his team about when I’d hear back as they may not know?

That’s a good point - it’s strange because the first interview was with the actual hiring manager and then this final stage was with 2 members of his team so it did actually cross my mind but i did think it may not be wise to ask his team about when I’d hear back as they may not know?

They’ve said today they are in the process of finalising interviews and I should hear back by end of this week!

Good, so not long to go. Now you know the deadline there is no need to get back to them