The Reason You Did Not Get The Job May Not Have Anything To Do With You

There are many reasons why you might not have gotten the job and many of them might not have anything to do with you or your performance at the interview. Here are some possibilities:

1. Maybe the employer never filled the position.

With the bad economy, it is not unusual even after posting a position for the employer to merge the position with an existing position and have someone else take on the extra duties. Sometimes the person who is championing this position has left or been transferred. Meanwhile the position might be on the back burner while someone is figuring out whether is enough money in the budget or whether it can be part of a reorganization. Sometimes the employer will let you know it has changed its mind and sometimes it won't. I have gotten calls six to nine months later asking me if I am still interested in the position. Usually the position has been frozen and now they are trying to fill it again. There have been times when I never got a call.

2. Maybe there was an inside person.

Sometimes there is an inside person that the company wants to hire, but it is going through the motions to make it look fair and legal. In another twist, there may be an inside person, but the company wants to make sure that he/she is the best qualified and opens it up to outside candidates just to make sure. Usually the inside candidate gets the position because of his/her on the job experience.

3. You had a negative check off interview.

The interviewers want someone else, but because of your sex, age, race, education or experience, the employer feels that for legal reasons, it must interview you. The point of each question is to give you negative points so you will be disqualified and not get the job. The questions can almost sound accusatory. Once I had someone ask me five different ways whether I had litigation experience. The job notice did not have this requirement and if it had, I would not have applied for the position. I got the impression that I was the most qualified person for the position according to the job description and that the employer was giving me a negative check off interview so it could offer it to someone else.

If you follow these tips, you will be interviewing like a pro!

Mary Greenwood, Attorney Mediator, and Author of How to Interview Like a Pro, Editor's Choice and Rising Star, winner of nine book awards How to Negotiate like a Pro, Winner of six book awards

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