Final interview disaster! Hiccuped in the whole thing. Should I follow up?

I’m still sick over this. I’ve applied to literally over 250 companies. so many rejections. ghostings. nothing. finally got a final-round interview at a place I’d be genuinely excited to work at. this was my one shot.

the call was going great… until I got hiccups. not just little ones. like full-blown, disruptive, can’t-get-a-full-sentence-out hiccups. right during my one-on-one with the SVP. it was so bad, I apologized like 3 times, tried to keep going, but it threw everything off. I could tell it derailed the vibe.

here’s the thing: I’ve had this happen under stress before. it’s not just nerves. it’s almost like a mild medical thing. should I follow up with an email and explain that? or is that just going to come off weird and desperate? I don’t want to make excuses, but this was my only final interview in MONTHS and I can’t believe it went down like this. what would you do???

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Jasmine Quintero

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But at least you’ll know you did everything u could. Better than sitting around spiraling and wondering “what if”

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Anonymous

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If it’s a real medical/stress-trigger thing, a light mention makes sense. not as an excuse, just context. They might actually appreciate the transparency

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Anonymous

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short n sweet. like “thanks again for your time, sorry about the hiccups, they hit at the worst time lol, but I’m genuinely excited about the role.” don’t over-apologize tho!

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