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Re: bouncing back from interview disappointment (WAS: Advice needed for an upcoming interview)
Subject:Re: bouncing back from interview disappointment (WAS: Advice needed for an upcoming interview) From:David Crosswell <davidcrosswell -at- internode -dot- on -dot- net> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 29 May 2013 13:56:20 +1000
On Wed, 29 May 2013 11:33:49 AM Ken Poshedly wrote:
> Way back a loooong time ago (30 years or so), I recall missing out on a job
> because at the end of the interview, the hiring manager told me that "my
> wife's sister's brother's uncle's friend's friend does their church
> newsletter and we're going to hire him."
>
> Pissed off? You bet I was, but "blood" (who you know) is thicker than water
> your skill set). I was also pissed to be brought in for an interview when
> the conclusion was already made before I got there.
This happens often.
The promotion has already been determined from within the organisation, or by
way of some other known value, but the job must be advertised because, in many
national contexts, it's a legal requirement.
They'll take a look at the market while they are there.
This is business.
You are a product.
Cheers!
David
>
> -- Ken in Atlanta
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> From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Sent: Tue, May 28, 2013 7:05:42 PM
> Subject: Re: bouncing back from interview disappointment (WAS: Advice
> needed for an upcoming interview)
>
> On Tue, 28 May 2013 11:26:53 -0400, Anne Robotti <arobotti -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> > There are three possible reasons why you didn't get the job:
> >
> > 1. You sucked on the interview and they hated you.
> > 2. You were awesome on the interview but someone else with more
> > experience and
> >
> >better skills was also awesome, and they got it.
> >
> > 3. You were awesome on the interview but for one reason or another
> > weren't
> >
> >right for the job.
>
> Here's another, again outside one's control:
> 4. The hiring req was switched to bring on someone in sales instead of a
> TW. You don't get the job because (suddenly) there is no job. I've seen
> this happen. The folks who want to hire the TW get overruled from above.
> Why? Sales is REVENUE, but TW is an expense.
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