At the end of a job interview, as I was leaving I said I hope to hear from you, and the interviewer said yes you will ..does this mean I did well or was she just being polite?

I think interpreting interview conversation is a lot like interpreting dreams.

You can analyze it all day, and it doesn’t get you any closer to an answer.

She may have been polite, she may have been caught off guard, she may have been sure you were perfect for the job at that very moment.

Her cousin could call tomorrow, need a gig, and get your spot. Keep trucking, think positive, and proceed like it’s not a sure thing until you have an offer.

You probably did well. Most large companies have a written requirement to respond to all interviewees and some to all applicants, the response for applications is “We received your resume/application. For post interview “we need to see you for the next round of interviews” or “sorry you are not… ”

I think it means her company’s policy to let a candidate know whether or not they are selected for the position. So you may hear from her to let you know you didn’t get the position, or maybe you did.

If it felt like it went well, then it did.
I however would not hang too much on a reply like that.
Of course they will let you know one way or another. So yes you will hear from them.

Don’t stop looking until you have an offer you accept.

Speaking of letters, if you really want the job you could write a thank you letter. There are a few recent questions on that topic.

Good luck.

I have never been good at judging how well a job interview went. There were times that I thought I nailed the interview and never heard back and other times when I thought I messed up and ended up with an offer. I used to request that I be notified either way and was assured that I would hear back, but I have rarely gotten a reply for a rejection. Maybe your intuition is better than mine. In the meantime there is not much to do but wait, although sending a thank you note is a good idea.

“I hope to hear from you” means just what it says, but in your mind the statement was probably something more like “I hope to hear from you that I got the job.” The response, “Of course you will” means “We won’t leave you hanging not knowing if you got the job or not, we will contact you to let you know either way.” There are companies that don’t contact you if you didn’t get the job, she is assuring you that they are not that kind of company.

I think @rts486 nailed it with the comment above and agree with @funkdaddy in that there is no reason to over think her answer.

I’d say it means that she liked you enough to at least get another interview.

I think the answer calls for mind-reading.

If it felt like it went well, it probably did, but the number of factors in hiring is large and the outcome pretty hard to predict. So once you’ve written your thank-you follow-up, keep sending out applications while hoping for the best.

I agree with @rts486 – it probably means that they will contact all candidates whether they’re successful or not.

A 2nd job interview means they are definetely interested in you. Watch for it.

Looks positive but i still wouldn’t count my eggs before they hatch as it could also mean that you will inevitably get a response of either a ‘you got the job’ or a ‘sorry you did not get the job’ notice from them.

Hope you get the job though. God knows it’s hard to find one these days.

I think you know better than I do since you were there. Logically, her saying you will hear from her does not necessarily imply that the news will be good. She may just follow up with all interviewees to let them know the outcome good or bad. Now if she said “Oh you definitely WILL” and winked or something, maybe it would be more reasonable to assume you’re in the door. But even then I wouldn’t bother reading into it. You left with a good feeling and that is a good sign. It’s done, so put it out of your mind for now. Hopefully it works out for you but if it doesn’t something else will come along.

If they interviewed you and you don’t hear from them (within a month), write a letter to their HR department, and to the Company CEO telling them that their HR department needs further training on professionalism. Seriously, companies may receive hundreds of applicants, but they usually interview 5–10 applicants for a position. It’s just common courtesy to inform the handful of interviewees of their status. A simple form-letter/email is enough… it’s the same form-letter used by every HR department in the world.

“Thank you for taking the time to meet with us regarding the position blah blah blah. Although your qualifications are commendable, we have decided to hire a different applicant blah blah blah. We will keep your resume on file should any future blah blah blah.”