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Thanks for all the suggestions guys. There is a third option as well, which might be more promising than the recruiter since I thought she was kind of flaky and made me wait two hours for a phone interview after already rescheduling. One of the people who interviewed me gave me his card. I could email him and ask about the position?
Do it. I applied for the same position twice before I got it. A recent hire just remarked that she'd been trying to get on with my employer for a year and a half.
My favorite story along the lines is when Notre Dame hired George O'Leary in 2001 over Ty Willingham for the head coaching gig. Willingham called up the then athletic director, Kevin White and told him: "You hired the wrong guy. You know I'm the best guy for the job." Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that O' Leary lied on his resume. Guess who Kevin White hired?
Now, it turns out that Willingham was not the best guy for the job, but it took balls and it got him the job when it became open again. I also like the fact that he was willing to take a job for which he hadn't been the first choice. There's a lesson in this as to being bold sometimes and in swallowing your pride.
I had a series of interviews a few months ago for a position I had experience in and was confident that I could succeed in. I thought the interviews went very well. Everyone seemed to be pleased with my answers and the main interviewer even commented on my word choice and how much he was writing down, which he said was a good thing.
After inquiring about their decision when I wasn't contacted, I was told they were pursuing a better fit for the company. The position was recently reposted and since they only need one person in this role, I can only assume the "better fit" did not work out. Some of my friends suggested I re-apply, but I'm hesitant to do so since I've already been rejected for the position, although I may have been one of the top candidates they were considering.
A second option might be to contact the recruiter I went through the first time. I don't know if that would be any different than applying directly to the company, but it could be another option.
I am late to this thread, so you may have already taken action, but call the recruiter. They will likely know what happened with the position and if in fact the other person did not work out, the recruiter will likely have the information as to why, so that recruiter may be able to position you in such a way as to be a candidate who is not only a good match but also a good fit and will be able to play up the differences in you and the candidate who was chosen above you before.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. There is a third option as well, which might be more promising than the recruiter since I thought she was kind of flaky and made me wait two hours for a phone interview after already rescheduling. One of the people who interviewed me gave me his card. I could email him and ask about the position?
Do that. Since a recruiter is involved, something may be lost in the translation and you want him to know you are still very interested, especially since it has been a few months.
Usually, if it was recent and you went directly through the company, I would say that if they wanted you they would call you back. I have several associates that have tried to get hired where I work and even when they reapply they are passed over. But your circumstances are different. Contact that guy.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. There is a third option as well, which might be more promising than the recruiter since I thought she was kind of flaky and made me wait two hours for a phone interview after already rescheduling. One of the people who interviewed me gave me his card. I could email him and ask about the position?
Call and ask. It may be that you are right, and next time you will be selected, but if that was the case they could have just contacted you, rather than re-post it. We had a similar situation recently where the person did not work out after 6 weeks, and we made an offer to the person who had been our second choice, and she accepted and has worked out great.
It could also be a case where they didn't like any of the candidates and decide to wait a bit and start over in the hope of getting better people to choose from, we have also been in that situation before.
Bingo! They would have already contacted you if interested. You can try, but don't waste too much time with this resource wise or emotionally.
Exactly...again try quickly but don't get wrapped up in it emotionally or resource wise.
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Originally Posted by NaleyRocks
I think they would have called you back if the other person hadn't worked out. I was a second choice once and they called me back after their first choice turned them down. I didn't know this until a couple of years after I got the job lol.
I mean it doesn't hurt to reapply, but I would still keep looking elsewhere.
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