“Although we were impressed with your background, we have decided to pursue another candidate.”
Ugh. Those words are like a dagger to my heart.
I feel like I just got dumped. By e-mail. Yes, e-mail. No phone call or letter. It was by e-mail.
How could it be? I thought we were a perfect fit. You wanted someone who can do A, B and C? I have done A, B and C at my previous jobs with fantastic results. You wanted someone who can help with D because your Cost Accounting person left? I have knowledge of D since I have a manufacturing company background. You wanted someone that fits in with your team? We had a great conversation and similar backgrounds and personalities.
Maybe the other candidate you chose to pursue was more entertaining during the interview and thus a better fit? Maybe he/she has an MBA or a CPA which I lack? Maybe he/she‘s requested salary range was lower than mine?
No matter how much I rack my brain, I will never figure out the answers to these questions. I will never know what went wrong.
The one thing I CAN take away from this experience is that no matter how “perfect” everything seems on an interview, it isn't a sure thing until you get that phone call/e-mail with an offer letter.
Please feel free to share your experiences interviewing in this tough job market.
i just found your blog from a comment that you left on kimberly wilson's blog. i have an undergrad degree in accounting. hoping to go back to grad school in the fall (also for accounting) and eventually sit for the cpa. i am also a foodie. so, needless to say, i was thrilled when i came across your blog. i have just started blogging as well. mine are in major rough draft at the moment as i started last night :) i just wanted to stop in for a quick hello and let you know that i am now following your blog.
ReplyDeleteoh, and don't worry too much about the rejection, it just means something better will come along :)
Thanks for your comments Melita! :-)
ReplyDeleteGood Luck with your blog! I look forward to reading it!
Have you considered going out on your own?
ReplyDeleteHi Sheryl, I have seriously thought of starting my own financial planning practice after I acquire my CPA license. However, right now, it makes more sense for me financially to find the right opportunity in corporate accounting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading!
finally got the blog (somewhat) up and running. :) check it out and let me know what you think. i'll be making it better as i go along, of course lol.
ReplyDeleteMelita, your blog is really cool! I became a follower :-)
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog through Melita's blog...this job market is so rough! It took me several months to land a job and it's a great job and I'm thankful that I have it...but it's not exactly what I was looking for.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck, I know how tough it is out there!
Thanks Kirsten! I need all the luck I can get in this market!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading!
Good Luck with your job search. I got my current job after going through 5 interviews with THE same company. I was going insane at the end but now I am thinking it is worth it. I am also preparing for cpa exam!
ReplyDeleteThanks Smart Cookie! Wow 5 interviews with them! But it sounds like it was definitely worth it. Good luck on the CPA Exam!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading!
Ouch. Sorry to hear that :(
ReplyDeleteFrom the litter I know about you just from our interactions back-and-forth between our respective blogs and what you write here, I'm positive a firm would be out of their minds NOT to snatch you up.
Right now salary DOES weigh heavily on choices, so if the person they chose over you was willing to do what they want done for less, sometimes respecting the bottom line can get the better of recruiters/HR folks. What they don't realize in a time like this is that is more important to their overall long-term health as an organization to have qualified, skilled staff at the helm.
Hang in there, I'm sure something wonderful will land in your lap if you put in the footwork :)
Jr
Thanks for the kind words Junior!
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