Feel like the falcons in 4th quarter
I applied for a position and was called by the recruiter of the company. I thought we really hit it off and she told me that out of 150 applicants I had been rated by the hiring team as having the best resume and most industry experience. I had mentioned that I had bern considering chsnging to a different industry. She then said, "no, we're not going to let you do that", She then scheduled a phone interview with the hiring manager for top 5 applicants and she would choose for 3 to come in and interview with 4 different people. I had the phone interview and was called back for the face to face interview. I got to choose when I wanted to come in of the available times because I was "still # 1. I chose the fitst appt. I thought I had great interviews. They all went over the allotted times. I sent a thsnk you note to all. I didn't get the job. I asked for feedback so that I could hopefully improve. The recruiter said she hadn't gotten feedback but that she would and get back to me. She never has. I feel kind of mistreated. Like I was ahead through the 3rd quarter and then git blindsided. Any advice or opinions?
Sorry to hear that. Maybe you can contact the recruiter again to try to get the feedback?
Kim,
This happens more often than not. One, the recruiter is not your friend they are hired by the company to send candidates and are paid a commission based on your base salary. The more you are offered the higher their commission.
Did you copy the thank you's you sent to your recruiter? Did you discuss compensation at any time other than with your recruiter? Hiring managers will press you to discuss compensation citing that they want to see if you are both on the same page. Experienced an interview in which it would have been a cut in pay and expressed it to my recruiter, before the actual face to face interviews commenced the HR manager made it known that they were firm on the rate prior to proceeding to the interview by the next three managers. His tone was extremely hostile and it required three weeks to get an interview initially.
If at any point in the process you leave out the recruiter you are on your own and a free agent. Unfortunately, companies rarely hire free agents and most will not direct hire but impose a contract to hire clause which now averages six months to a year.
Second, the company is not obligated to discuss why you were not chosen for legal reasons do not expect any specifics. Too many companies will post a position with no intention of choosing an outside hire but will hire an internal candidate. I recently experienced that for two positions within one company and both positions were filled internally. This is a huge saving to the company in benefits and compensation. Most HR departments will promote in small increments but not large raises, the days of mailroom to the board room are gone.
Third, never put your eggs in one basket work with as many recruiters as possible. Stack your interviews for at least three a week. If after a week no feedback move on. I had one company tell me they will not make a decision for 8 weeks, really.......
Good luck, hope this helped.