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Quick question: What would you think (and how would you feel) if you found out after a phone interview that a second interviewer had been present? That person did not introduce themselves and never spoke. You only found out by accident later that that person was present. That person's feedback was used to evaluate your performance. (If it matters, both interviewers were impressed with your performance.)
If the prospective employer wants a second opinion on an interviewee to be the desired candidate, it would not be uncommon for someone else to listen in on the interview. If both interviewers were positive with your interview, count that as a positive.
I would think nothing of it as it would have not influenced my interview in any way. Would you have interviewed differently if you knew a 2nd unknown person was there?
Mr. Geek -- I may or may not have interviewed differently depending upon the person's role and skill set. For example, if I knew they were more technical or less technical, I may have adjusted my language so that they could more easily understand what I saying. If I knew they were skilled in my service area, I would definitely have amped up my answers around methodology and theoretical concepts. The way I speak to an SVP is entirely different than the way I speak to a technical expert who is a peer.
Carolina Knight and Timberline -- Thanks for your perspectives! I don't know anything about the second interviewer beyond first name and that their feedback about me was positive.
Mr. Geek -- I may or may not have interviewed differently depending upon the person's role and skill set. For example, if I knew they were more technical or less technical, I may have adjusted my language so that they could more easily understand what I saying. If I knew they were skilled in my service area, I would definitely have amped up my answers around methodology and theoretical concepts. The way I speak to an SVP is entirely different than the way I speak to a technical expert who is a peer.
That's true except the 2nd person is not interviewing you.
Mr. Geek -- I may or may not have interviewed differently depending upon the person's role and skill set. For example, if I knew they were more technical or less technical, I may have adjusted my language so that they could more easily understand what I saying. If I knew they were skilled in my service area, I would definitely have amped up my answers around methodology and theoretical concepts. The way I speak to an SVP is entirely different than the way I speak to a technical expert who is a peer.
I would not worry about it too much. If the person is silent and you have no way of knowing they are there then you interview as you would to the person you do know is there. If they fault you for not being technical enough to a SVP (with a hidden techy in the corner) then they are not someone I'd necessarily want to work for.
Jaypee -- I am going to disagree with you. The second person is most certainly interviewing you if their feedback is essential to determining whether you move forward in the interview process. They may be silent, but they are participating in the interview.
Jaypee -- I am going to disagree with you. The second person is most certainly interviewing you if their feedback is essential to determining whether you move forward in the interview process. They may be silent, but they are participating in the interview.
No, they're not. They're participating in the decision making, but not in the interview.
Either the second interviewer was guiding/assessing the skills of the person who interviewed you, as Mr_Geek stated, or the interviewer likes the input of someone else when making a decision. My managers ask me to speak to people they're considering because they're not quite confident enough yet to make these decisions without my input. And my input is generally nothing more than an agreement of their assessment.
You're making too much of this, I think. Relax and remember that both found you to be a good candidate. In the end, that's all that matters.
Good luck.
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