Australia based Big 4 Internal role.
I was prepared. I was confident.
First interview, was on MS Teams. Totally ended up flustering all my answers, didn’t follow the STAR format. Interviewers asked me 3-4 follow up questions on each of my answers. Interview finished with me thinking I bombed it, definitely not going ahead.
Ended up with a second interview a week later. Face to face this time. This one was a little better, but I was nervous and sweating like crazy. Ended up pausing for a second just to wipe the sweat off my forehead and hands.
3 days later, the hiring manager called me.
“You interviewed so well, both times, and we’d love to have you and are extending the offer!”
Starting in a couple weeks. 👌🏼
Moral of the story: You might think you’re out of the race, but you can always end up winning. It’s not a no, until it’s a No!