You have been in countless interviews but haven’t landed the dream job you’ve been
working so hard for?
You’ve been walking out of an interview feeling great but eventually finding out that
the company decided to go ahead with another candidate?
I think this has happened at least ONCE nearly to everyone.
It’s even more frustrating if you don't get any further feedback from the company
or if the feedback you get is vague...
It’s hard to put your finger on something concrete, in order to work on it and to improve
it.
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There might be many reasons for being rejected by companies at the final stages of the recruitment
process, and sometimes these reasons have nothing to do with you or with how your job
interview went.
Let’s walk through some of the most frequent reasons you might be rejected for and try
to understand these together.
According to my 12 years of recruitment experience, #1 reason number is usually not being the
right cultural fit for the organization.
Let’s break this through:
Of course all the hiring managers seek out candidates with the right skill and experience,
accordingly to the job description for the role.
But the soft skills are being evaluated during the interview and they are even more important
than an impressive resume.
So what does the cultural fit mean?
You know the company culture is the way how things work within the company, the leadership
style, the type of people that become successful in there.
Different industries and organizations give importance to different competencies, and
even character traits.
This “cultural fit” rejection reason might also be given to you by companies when during
the interview you focused too much on the technical side of the role and didn’t reveal
or show your personality, your values, your passion for the role or for the company.
Next time don’t be too worried about opening up a little, showing your personality and
letting them see why it is good to work with you.
All of it in a professional way, of course.
Reason #2.
Someone else was a better fit.
This is completely normal and it happens quite often, someone else had a stronger experience
or skill set.
The person which is hired over you might actually work for a direct competitor and in the same
role, while in your case it would take some adjustment to the industry or the position.
Sometimes companies prefer not to risk it.
Usually these further details are not being disclosed with candidates.
Even it you’ve been given this reason, still keep it positive!
Since this interview process must have been a good learning experience for you anyway.
Reason #3.
The company filled the position internally.
Companies often post positions publically even when they intend on hiring internally.
Aside from this being a certain political obligation, this way organizations can also
compare internal candidates with people coming from other companies.
But internal candidates have a HUGE advantage over others!
They are already familiar with the company culture, there is no extra time spent on onboarding
and getting adjusted to the place, they generally have a lot less turnover also.
So hiring internally is easier for companies and research shows that internal hiring also
costs at least 20% less than hiring external candidates.
Reason #4.
The company suffered budget cuts
Budget cuts always have an impact on hiring.
No matter how powerful the structure might look from the outside, when finances become
difficult, the company always, always freezes the hiring, or at least stops it temporarily.
This allows companies to save money and potentially restructure the existing positions and duties,
so no additional hires are being made.
Companies hardly ever acknowledge a difficult financial situation, unless it has gone pubic.
So this could also be another reason of not getting the job after a great interview.
And there is very little you can do about it.
Reason #5.
Change of the decision makers or change of the role itself.
No matter what everyone says, the changes within the companies are more frequent than
anyone can imagine.
In any current fast moving environment what is needed today, might not be needed tomorrow.
So there could have been some structure changes, a change in the role itself, a change of a
decision maker etc.
This means the company might start to look for other qualifications and other type of
profiles.
Think about it, if there is a new CEO or a new Department Manager, this person would
now want to decide what is needed for their teams.
Not what was needed for the team before.
To be honest, this is actually good news for a candidate, because the current environment
in the company or in the department can be unstable.
Having started a new role during these situations also decreases your chances of becoming successful.
Unless you immediately get along well with this new decision maker.
Job interviews can go either way and the result doesn’t always depend on you.
So if you haven’t succeeded, use this experience and this interview know-how to improve for
the next time.
If your interview went well and you didn’t get the job this is actually the company’s
loss, and it is probably for your own good.
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