Blogland: McJob The (Potential) Professional

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[SWAT One]

Nooooo!!

[sir dooble]

E-mail them back, thank them for the opportunity, and politely ask how what presicely they were looking for that you didn't meet as you would like to improve yourself.

They won't change their mind, but you'll know more presicely what they and other employers are looking for. It may also improve your chances should you apply to them in the future.


I'm really sorry you didn't get the job.
But don't let it knock your confidence. Keep on applying and improving your portfolio. You've got the brains and the talent to make it. Just keep trying.

[Otis Da HousKat]

Welcome to the past year of my life McJob.

[Bloody Mary]

It's regretful to hear that, McJob. The first job right out of college is always the toughest to get. Keep your head up; it sounds like your qualifications were all there, someone else just superseded you.

E-mail them back, thank them for the opportunity, and politely ask how what presicely they were looking for that you didn't meet as you would like to improve yourself.

They won't change their mind, but you'll know more presicely what they and other employers are looking for. It may also improve your chances should you apply to them in the future.

I don't think this course of action would be very fruitful. The rejection letter seemed like a form one, and a "what were you looking for that I didn't qualify?" message can come across as a tad boastful and/or whiny.

[TheABELBOTO]

aww :c

[Timestamp]

time to go back to your mcjobless account benny boy

[sir dooble]

I don't think this course of action would be very fruitful. The rejection letter seemed like a form one, and a "what were you looking for that I didn't qualify?" message can come across as a tad boastful and/or whiny.

It's a good thing to ask them, but you're right that with certain wording it will come off as boastful/entitled.
At the moment I can't think how exactly I would write that email in order to sound completely courteous.

I would recommend that McJob asks though, especially if he's unsure of why they turned him down.
It would also be good practice to at least thank them for their time and the opportunity to apply. Employers, and in particular, recruitment staff remember these things, and it doesn't hurt to let them know you go the extra mile even outside of the interview.

[Planr]

Professionals have standards

[McJob]

I like your attitude and I am mighty curious, but Microsoft have been very cagey about contacting them, and it's all be through "Do Not Reply" email addresses and so forth. It might have helped if I had saved the mobile numbers when I got called for the phone interviews, but it's probably for the best since I'm really not thinking nice things about Microsoft right now.

I'm just gonna focus on tidying up my resume (for the 48th time) and then sending it out to more big places. At least one of these companies I actually want to work at has to give me a decent shot at an interview.

I hate this "Presentation Day" stuff. It's not like Group/Solo interviews. They sit you down and then a bunch of people sit and silently judge you while the host goes through some slides and occasionally asks questions and throws you into activities, promising that there's "no right or wrong" answer. You're so focused on getting your voice out there so you'll get noticed, but then you realise you have no idea what the forget you're talking about so you have to come up with something smart quick.

Professionals have standards

It's funny because I too have a troubled relationship with my parents, value standards over feelings and have a plan to kill everybody I've met.

[Ravencroft·]

Sorry to hear that man. I'm in a similar situation as yours. I started a new job for an Engineering Consultant with several other trainees at the beginning of the month, and they have to let several of us go by October. I have already been informed that I will be one of them. Fortunately I have a job back home that pays more and will welcome me back with open arms, although it doesn't have the eventual $80,000/year upside that the new job had. Welcome to real life I guess..

Be sure to respond to the email with enthusiasm and positivity. Good connections and relationships go a long way.

[Planr]

It's funny because I too have a troubled relationship with my parents, value standards over feelings and have a plan to kill everybody I've met.

do you throw jars of pee at people though