Please helpI'm a senior graduating in May. My major is Hospitality Management and I've been actively interviewing with companies for their Management Training Program. One company that was at the top of my list flew me out to their final interview event in Boston last week. I believed I did a good job with the second interview as the first one, however I received a rejection email this morning. Amidst my disappointment I wanted to reply and asked them if I can be re-considered as this is my first choice and I honestly really want this job and want to work for this company. Is it wrong to ask them why I wasn't chosen and to be re-evaluated? Will I seem too desperate? Please help as I am seriously thinking about asking the company to give me a second chance. Doubtful that asking to be reconsidered will get you anywhere. I don' t see any problem, however, with acknowledging the email by saying how disappointed you were since you were very interested in working for them because (reasons why go here), and asking if they can give you any feedback on any skills or experience that you can gain to be a better candidate for them at some time in the future. Don' t know if this will get you any response, either, but maybe since you are a new grad, they will do that. Send them an email telling them that you understand their decision and to better improve upon your skills and techniques would they be willing to offer any tips or hints about how you could have been better prepared, answered the questions more to the specific nature of the field you are in, etc. Tell them that you are truly interested in playing a role on their management team and if they have any positions or opportunities for training that come up to please consider you for another interview. Try to not mention that they are your first choice and don' t ask them to "re-evaluate" you. Chances are slim to none that they would not do this. An email is the wrong route. They' re not going to give you feedback in writing. If they will do it at all, it will be on the phone. You can ask for feedback so that you can learn from it, but you can' t ask them to reconsider. That' s essentially whining. And you can' t phrase the asking for feedback as "why didn' t you hire me!" You can say something like: "Can you offer me any feedback so that I can improve for the future?" If they say no, don' t be surprised and don' t take it personally. I know you really want this position, but in all likelihood, it isn' t anything that you did or didn' t do. Most likely it is just that the other guy was a little more "something" that they wanted. We call that "fit", as in, you have to be the right fit for the job. There are different fits for every employer so there' s probably nothing for you to change or get upset about, it is what it is. Some employers like someone a little perkier, some like a little more serious. The other possibility is that there were a few of you for one job and they had to choose. They may have literally flipped a coin. Especially when you' re starting out, you' re really very interchangeable with a lot of other people. You all have the same experience, education, etc. and you can' t all get the job. You just have to keep slugging until you end up being the one that gets picked. Finally, check the job postings on the web for this company. There may be other entry-level positions you can apply for that aren' t specifically part of their management training program. That can help you build your experience and would give you an "in" if a spot opens up later. Just a little update, another company that I had interviewed for their MTP sent me a rejection email stating they wouldn't interview me further.I replied and ask for feedback. They responded stating that they didn't have any opportunities in the discipline that I wanted anywhere in the US. They also told me that there wasn't any positions in the geographical preference I requested. There were two mistakes as they mentioned the interviewer's name that I supposedly interviewed with, however I remember the woman I interviewed with and it wasn't the name in the email. Also the geographical preference they said I put on my application, I never put. I requested that area where I live now and another one which wasn't in the email. It seems like the company screwed up my application with someone else. The most ironic thing is they told me they have a position available (different discipline) in the area where I live and to let them know if I am interested! This seems a little un-organized to me as I never experienced this with any company. It makes me wonder if I never asked for feedback, I might of missed an opportunity to pursue another area within the company. | |
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