Originally Posted by
HelloEveryone
To be honest I thought the 'interview' was the hardest part of the whole process... lurking here it sounds like the 'hardest part' for most folks is typically getting the interview... but for me it was the interview itself! I don't really know how I could have answered the questions better, or what exactly they were looking for. My takeaway was that if they don't want to actually hire you, why invite you to interview to begin with? I felt like I connected great to the 2 interviewers - one a senior Captain and an HR lady - but either I 'did not' or didn't answer the questions well or somehow didn't present my best.
There are many reasons they might not hire you, some beyond your control.
Interpersonal vibe with interviewers might be one of them, but in this era they're less likely to be overtly confrontational (the old good cop, bad cop game).
But even if you feel you're getting along, you need to stick to your interview strategy, be careful about opening up too much about certain things. They *want* you to open up, but that doesn't mean they're always going to like what they see. An interview is not confessional, don't spill your guts but rather have a specific tactical purpose for everything you say.
Get another interview prep.
Consider applying to other majors. UA might have flagged you with some show-stopper issue, and simply won't call you again.
The TBNT might also have been due to something not related to the interview itself. Check all of your background info that you can access (PRD, FBI, etc). I'd also pay for a commercial national records check... those aren't guaranteed to spot everything from every jurisdiction, but it's a start. Check your current employer training records. Errors happen, I've experienced that but caught it in time.