When You Don’t Get the Job: Seven Things to Do Next
Updated on March 9, 2011
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you know what, the 'blessing in disguise' is actually quite true...at least in my case. I applied for a job to this emerging and growing company (which was featured in New York Times and Wall Street Journal for its incredible growth) and I had everything they were lookign for in a candidate. I got through ALL the processes and was desperately waiting for 'the call'. I was praying and desperately wanted to get the job as the company had GREAT profile. Well, I never got the call. Few months later I met a friend over a tea party who told me that the company had great losses and is now closing its Pakistan's office. I was stunned and I thanked God that I didn't get the job or else I would have been jobless now. So, even if you don't get the job, you should move on and keep your motivation high. Sometimes many unwanted things happen for good reasons.
The whole process is mysterious. One of the first jobs I applied for was a Page position for the library; I was asked if I had a mental disability after being articulate with the interviewer about my qualifications (my face is partially paralyzed). I had been "professional" up to that point, but this really amazed me--and perhaps her 'challenging' attitude towards my Spanish speaking skills played a part (rapid-fire phrases in Spanish; she herself was a native speaker)...but I then felt I needed to challenge her presumptions by saying "My face is partially paralyzed from a birth accident, but it does not affect my brain in any way...if this was a position for a model in "Vogue" magazine, I would see the need to look a certain way...but was does my face have to do with library work?" (She'd also rudely exclaimed--when I'd said "No" to the disability question--"You lie!! You lie!!! Look at your face in the mirror!!!) I left the interview shaking like a leaf...from anger, not just fear...
My last interview seemed okay, but after hearing 'we'll let you know something in two weeks,' it's been over a month now... I'm frankly thinking age discrimination, but can't prove anything.
I think keeping in touch is such a great tip. If they really liked you but you weren't a perfect fit for the position, you will probably come to mind when they start trying to fill a position you ARE right for.
Asking why you didn't get the job seems like a strange thing to do, but it's the best way to know what to change for your next interview. Plus, maybe it'll keep your name in the employer's mind the next time he or she's looking to hire.
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