Interview, rejection, ad still runningI sent my resume to a law firm, several weeks later I had an interview. After several weeks of keeping in contact with the interviewee' s secretary stating we have not made a decision, the person doing the hiring is on vacation, etc. . . I received a rejection letter soon after. The AD is still running. Any ideas as to what could have possibly gone wrong? The ad starting running in October. In Feb. I emailed the secretary to the interviewee and asked why the ad was still running (It was a professional letter) and no response as of yet. Should I resubmit my resume and cover letter - It is a firm I really want to work at - but I feel if I am too persistent they may hire me and then fire me . . .
Yes you got "almost" nothing to lose by doing so. I emphasize almost because I personally am not as interested in working for a company that did not see me as the best fit. Forget if you are pestering them, but ask how much work hours and emotional attachment are you investing in to this company. Why would you want to work for a company that you are afraid of firing you because you wanted to work for them really bad?
Why would you even want to work for a company that rejected you and is still looking for a suitable candidate? And one that didn't even bother to respond to your letter? Either nobody is living up to their expectations in terms of being a candidate, so likely nobody will succeed in that job; or, they simply did not think you were suited for the job. In either case, why do you still want this particular job?
I cannot answer for Elaine about why she would want this particular job. I can, though, tell you that I hate it when seemingly proffessional companies or firms advertise, interview, don't contact you, avoid your phone calls and emails, reject you you and then continue to run the ad. And then, when you try to contact them again to inquire why the ad is still placed, they continue to ignore you. There have been a few firms who have done this to me and I am still seeing their ad. Sometimes, when I get really frustrated by this whole job search thing and I see that ad, I will send my resume just to see what will happen. There is, actually, one particular firm that has ignored me for so long that it is now my quest to get to the bottom of things. My sister-in-law asked me if I didn't think this was stalking. Actually, I don't because at this point it isn't the person who put the ad in the paper I am trying to contact, it is her supervisor. So, in answer to your question, Anne, it isn't that I still want the position. I don't because I wouldn't want to work for such an ignorant, unproffessional, rude and disrepectful employer. I care because I am now pissed about being ignored for so long.
I really want to know why I was rejected. It was a perfect fit. I had come from a law office that was similar and the interview appeared to go well. It just baffled me when I received the rejection letter.
Your goals no longer seem to be getting a job, but figuring out why you were rejected. Let me put on my swarmi hat and save you the trouble of what they will say. It will go along along the line of: "Although we were impressed with your Obviously, I' m half joking at your expense, but I want you to see how silly this path of action is when overrides the purpose of finding a job. | |
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