Interview presentation, going over the allotted time.

[Benbay001]

Hi all,

Quick question.
I have an interview for an engineering role next Wednesday.
Ive been asked to do a 7 minute presentation on myself, my skills and my work experience.

Ive made a presentation thats as short as i feel i can make it without skipping over crutial things.

Its coming in at 7 mins 50 seconds.

Should i worry?

The interviewers will have a copy of the presentation before hand, so im thinking they will see that i am on the last slides and wont worry about stopping me.

What do you all think?

Thanks

[Benbay001]

Thanks both,

Its a 45 minute interview

Anyone else got a view?

Ive looked for ways to trim it but nothing is standing out without a full redesign.

Happy to share it if anyone is bored

[Benbay001]

Update... i had another go at the presentation, and it went alot smoother. 6 mins 20 second!

Thanks all, think i just need to practice.

[Benbay001]

Thanks all. Ill keep practicing tomorrow and if 9 times out of 10 im under 7 minutes then ill go it as it is.

[Benbay001]

Thanks all. Again, ive taken it all on board.

ClaphamGT3 said:

One other thing OP - and please take this in the constructive spirit in which it is meant - I counted sixteen typos/spelling mistakes/grammatical errors in your first post. Do make sure that you have someone else thoroughly proof read your slides before your presentation.

Its just my pistonheads grammar

I think

(spelling mistake aside)

[Benbay001]

Hi all,

Just a quick update.

It generally went very well, i had quick and convincing answers to all the questions i was asked, accept one, which caught me off guard. (and for which i regret my answer a bit).

I was just looking online, to see how long would be realistic to hear back and came across this website https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/8364-post-interv...

Which states -
"After the interview, it is vital to send some form of correspondence – whether it be snail mail, email or even a phone call – thanking your interviewer for their time and effort."
Personally that doesnt feel natural to me. Ive been told that I will hear back within 2 weeks but most likely within 1 week.

Any ideas?

Do employers usually contact the successful candidate first and then move onto the unsuccessful ones if the first rejects the role, or how does it work?