Work experience interview

Went to a work experience interview last weekend for a work experience week at the Swanwick ATC centre.

Was invited to an interview and they wrote to me on Friday to say that they would not be giving me a placement.
I called them for feedback from the interview and they said I didn;t make enough eye contact!?

I am thinking of writing to them to make them relaise this is hardly a reason to not allow me a week there.

This is a tough world....

Don't. You asked for feedback, didn't you? Thank them politely, and learn from it. There's nothing to be gained from giving them a hard time.

Here's an idea: the next time you have an interview, make eye contact more often.

Ed

Guest Ed is right, learn from it.
I have interviewed hundreds of people and I can tell you that eye contact and body language tell way more than what you say or especially what is on your resume. How you look and act will let the interviewer know many things from how you handle stress, how confident you are, how interested you are in the position, to the extreme of how honest you are being.
The interview is your opportunity to sell yourself;
Dress for the position
Be friendly and genuine
Sit upright, no slumping down in the chair
Be natural with your gestures, look at the interviewer, and be engaged
Demonstrate confidence in your abilities
Be prepared to expand on your successes that you listed in your resume
Be honest about your short-comings but make it clear you are willing or even better, excited to learn

This is also your time to ask a few questions about the company and expectations for the job you are applying for. I would also ask for a tour of the area. They need to sell themselves also.
As for salary and benefits, I would wait for a follow up interview (unless it is brought up in the first), and then see what they offer or negotiate what I could.

Good luck!!

I totally agriee with Jelami...

But i want to add something more...The fact is that the person which you try to sell yourself to know what is he going to buy from experience and not only from what he has learn in some of these managment,marketing and communications books...And the other one is that the rest interviewers(the competitors)not be cousins,girlfriends,sisters, of the ungle of his neighboor...I think you get what i mean.


Dont give up...try to sell but not closeout yourself to the first necktie-fool you gonna meet.