For anyone who has ever been rejected for a job after a great interview...

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Permalink Reply by bFree on May 5, 2009 at 7:33pm

Thanks for sharing this article with The Empty Cube community. It's a great read! I think most of the folks here can empathize with your perseverance as you continue to look for a new opportunity in the midst of a challenging economic environment. Best of luck with No. 16!

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Permalink Reply by Mary Lusiba on May 6, 2009 at 3:47am

Read you article and it rings true to my situation, don't read to much into your time spent freelancing as despite my working since graduation having one child and rushing back I find myself in the same position. I guess the idea is to keep pressing on. Something good should come through with your sparkling resume.

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Ray on May 8, 2009 at 4:27pm

Erin, thank you, thank you, thank you! This is so true. There are many qualified candidates out there and it is that "one" little extra thing that the chosen candidate has that you don't that gets them the job. I have never heard from several previous interviews (not even a thanks, no thanks) and may now contact them since you had a pretty good experience with your responses. Interestingly, one of the positions I interviewed for has since been reposted. Good luck to all, it's good to know we (I) are not alone.

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Permalink Reply by David Zager on May 11, 2009 at 2:03pm

I get a message that the link is no longer active. seems appropriate under the circumstances.

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Permalink Reply by Frederick K Zeth on June 18, 2009 at 9:42am

I just got rejected after a 6 interview process. This included a trip to the UK and giving a 30 min presentation on how I would improve the bus in US. It was between me and one other. In the end they felt we were both great but not perfect so no one won and they are back to square onr The Bridesmaid once more. 70+ resumes and now 8+ interviews. I am told the market if flooded with extremly good people and that is making it veeery dificult. Just hang in and Never Quit

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Permalink Reply by Frederick K Zeth on June 24, 2009 at 11:35am

Well once more the Bridesmaid. The other guy has some fresh relevant ideas and is 20 years younger. I must say I have spent the past five days in the dumps. I have started in again though. This market is VERY difficult to deal with though.
Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Su Hallenbeck on August 27, 2009 at 11:56am

Great article! I know how she feels. I've been a finalist for a couple of positions and after describing those positions to friends who know me well, all have agreed that I would be perfect for the job and the employer would be nuts not to hire me. And then...

It's a little hard to pick myself up after each rejection. It's one thing not to hear back from an application, quite another not to hear back after the interview even though I've sent my well-crafted thank-you notes, reiterated my interest, and made sure any remaining questions were answered. Or to have them contact me three or four weeks after the interview (where they seemed ready to hire me on the spot) to say they found another candidate who was a better fit (or internal, or whatever).

On the other hand, I refuse to curl up in a ball and quit. So I'll keep sending resumes and applications, keep researching companies, keep interviewing...there has to be at least one employer out there who's not crazy enough to let me slip away, right?

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Permalink Reply by Win Hamilton on September 4, 2009 at 4:14pm

To conduct a great interview in this environment, you must do something extra special to complete the sale.

Let's say you are interviewing a company that sells through retailers. Before the interview, visit some of those retailers and tell them you are interviewing the company to be a salesman. Ask their impressions of the company. Tell about this during the interview.

Think of new techniques the company might use to build their business. A non profit wants to increase its fund raising. You can reach out to similiar non profits and find out what sorts of techniques they use and which are the most successul. Report on your survey during the interview and you have hit it home.

A company wants to increase its internet marketing efforts and tune into social networks. Find an advertising agency account exec who does this sort of work and interview them on the phone before the interview.

Its fairly easy to find an expert and a lot of times they will talk. Internet research on the company is not enough. Go the extra distance and win.

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