whelp I guess I did okay, at least for presentation of what I had to say. Apparently the recruiters give a brief survey of feedback on how the interviewee presents themselves immediately after the interview concludes, and scales were like 1-7 (where, for example, for "enthusiasm" a 1 is like didn't care at all while a 7 is overbearing, a 4 is "just right" i.e. balanced).
Was surprised that self confidence was "just right". The only category that was worrisome (i.e. not a just right or a 3 or 5) was attentiveness, because I did answer a question, wish to elaborate further with either a second example or make sure I knocked off everything, and asked what the specific question was again :/. *edit* oh wait, I misread the scale for attentiveness. The scale for that is just 1-7 with 7 being just right, and I had a 6. I was scared because 4 -> 6 is worse than 6 ->7, so I guess I did better than I first feared! Also I didn't read it closely, but I like how handshake is a category (and I got a "just right"! Huzzah for being able to make human contact, that sometimes is quite difficult!)
as for content it went as expected, but I should find something infinitely better to talk about when asked the leadership question. I mainly just responded about team working skills instead of leadership, i.e. making sure everyone in 3-4 person groups divvy up work evenly. Which isn't really being a "leader", it's called be a good teammate.
verbal clarity I also can work on (didn't get just right), but considering I often am basically terrible at talking and wanted to throw in as much technical knowledge that I could to someone who wasn't directly in my field, I can easily see how that wasn't a strongpoint. If I throw around acronyms and technical things that the person isn't familiar with that isn't being clear to them, then throw on top of nervousness/fumbling over words, etc.
so I guess better than expected, because I expected awful. Is it anywhere close to getting the job? Not really, based on content and the qualifications of the other people who are most likely interviewing today.
EDIT: one of the reasons that I expected awful and why it turned good was that the interviewer was actually very re-encouraging and positive about the things I said. Not in the "oh wow I'm amazed!" kind of way, but if I was selling myself short (re: leadership) she like reiterated that working in a team does help with leadership, etc. I.e. she rolled with my answers and gave positive feedback---that doesn't mean the original answer is good, or that I'm what they are looking for, but it's a very human and warm response instead of the only other kind of interview I had where the panel of people hardcore judged every single word I said, sternly looking down at me from their glossy ivory towers, etc etc.
unfortunately I don't have her contact, because I actually do want to email her and thank her for that.
