"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/21/2016 at 16:09 • Filed to: None
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"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
03/21/2016 at 16:09 • Filed to: None | 0
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After deciding to pack up whatever would fit into my Mazda and move back to my folk’s place in California I received a request for an interview for a position in airline finance, the work I’ve been doing for the last decade or so. I had the interview last Thursday and everything seemed great. Unlike how I usually am during interviews I was calm and talkative, with no trace of cotton-mouth or stuttering. We even discussed the route I would use to commute to this office, which seemed like a very good sign.
Long story short - today I received the dreaded “we’ve decided to go with another candidate” email. Damn. It seemed like a perfect fit. I don’t know what went wrong - did I ask for too much money? Did one of my references sabotage me? Was I too confident? Was that small stain on my sleeve noticeable?
I’ve got another company interested in me, and I’m trying to set up an interview/testing session with them, although we’ve been playing phone tag for the last few hours. That job is more akin to the lower-level stuff I was doing 11-12 years ago, but a job is a job. If this doesn’t work out I do have somewhere to go, but the thought of selling everything off and starting over, again, doesn’t hold a whole lot of appeal...
Azrek
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 16:21 |
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Ouch. Sorry. I understand the dislike of moving. I was in St Petersburg, FL for a decade. I didn’t realize how much I loved it till I took a ‘dream job’ in Maryland. It turned out to be a disaster. I packed up, moved and then when I started the job...it wasn’t anything like what I thought or is on paper.
Now, I have someone in Germany trying to swoop in and steal me out of Maryland as I am miserable. Do I want to up and goto Germany or just take a lesser job back in StPete where I was happy?
Ugh...
Good luck!
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 16:22 |
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Man I hear you.
I just got passed over for that job i wanted inside my company. I get why they hired the other guy - tons of experience, good hire.
Sucks that he’s going to get walked around and introduced to me tomorrow starting in the job i wanted.
Snuze: Needs another Swede
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 16:24 |
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That sucks about the job interview. I always hate when it goes super good, and then you get the “We decided to go with someone else.” Its just like being led on by someone you like.
I feel your pain, though. I’m starting to look for other work, I’m getting tired of where I’m at and want to make a move before I get stuck forever. I’ve targeted a few different companies - one said they already did their hiring for the year, another has a job for me but it would be a 2 hour commute. But I got a wild card call on Friday from a place I’ve been trying to get a foot in the door at for the last 2 years. I should hear in about 2 weeks if that’s going to work out.
Anyways, best of luck to you with the upcoming interview.
ttyymmnn
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 16:25 |
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You never know. The other candidate might have been the HR person’s nephew. The other candidate might have been able to mix a killer Manhattan. You just never know. But you are guaranteed to miss out on 100% of the jobs you don’t apply for, and if you throw enough shit against the wall, some of it is bound to stick. Keep at it, and something good will happen, maybe something even better than this opportunity. Life is funny like that.
JGrabowMSt
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 16:40 |
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I got turned down during a job interview last week. I knew very little about the company, just decided I would give it a shot and apply and see what happens. Despite having 90% of the qualifications, they leveraged it on the last 10%. No hard feelings, I didn’t know what their complete requires were, so it was just a shot in the dark.
Been furiously sending my CV out to other places, heard from a couple, but no definite leads as of yet. Ugh.
Trunk Impaired 318
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 16:44 |
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Starting out below your ability can sometimes be a good thing. I once started out well below my skill level in my pharmacy (I was a third year pharmacy student working as a cashier) and the month I spent doing that allowed me to learn how everything worked so that when I was asked to cover for someone at my actual ability level, I far exceeded any expectations which led to a quick promotion, large increase in pay and a lot of trust.
As long as there’s room to grow in a position and its a good company Ill never have too much of an issue working below my ability because Im confident in my work.
Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 16:46 |
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Knowing someone, just about anyone really, at the company is generally going to give you a good leg up.
The thing college is best for, networking.
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ttyymmnn
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
03/21/2016 at 16:49 |
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When I finished my doctorate, I started applying for college teaching jobs. For all the resumes I sent out, I got three final round interviews. At each of the three schools, I had a personal connection to somebody who was either on the hiring committee or who was a partner of a committee member. I didn’t even get a nibble from any place where I knew nobody. Two of the people I had met while in college or grad school, the other I had worked professionally with in Houston. So yes, it often does boil down to who you know, and not what you know. Networking is incalculably important, and you must never burn any bridges.
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Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
> ttyymmnn
03/21/2016 at 16:58 |
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Exactly. I applied to well over 100 jobs after graduating from my undergrad.
1st job I got resulted from running into a girl, I used to have a class with, at a bar.
2nd/current job came about because the father of a very good friend, again someone I met in college, was the managing director at the company.
The unfortunate thing is that getting a job through connections is seen by some as not getting the job off of merit, but rather just because you know someone. That really isn’t the case. You’re just far more likely to be hired if there’s someone willing to vouch for your competency, especially if that person is in good standing at the company.
It also helps if you email the company about once a month for nearly a year, like I did to get my current job. Persistence is key.
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ttyymmnn
> Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow
03/21/2016 at 17:11 |
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But, the fact that you know somebody gives the hiring people more information. They know you, and that you are a responsible person or, at the very least, somebody they would want to work with. You are rewarded for being a good person, a responsible colleague. You gain from your positive interactions with others. And that is how the world should work.
someassemblyrequired
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 17:34 |
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closes tomorrow:
Xyl0c41n3
> Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing.
03/21/2016 at 17:34 |
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Ugh. I know those feels. A few years ago I had this one interview go phenomenally well and was even shown where “I” would be working and everything seemed like a perfect fit, but ultimately it didn’t pan out. The job went to someone else. I know this is going to seem like a platitude, but try not to stress about it too much. There’s probably a reason for this one not working out this time. The rejection sucks, but have faith that it happened because there’s something better out there for you. Good luck!
d15b
> Trunk Impaired 318
03/21/2016 at 18:51 |
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Basically this. If you think you’re too good for your job, then do a good job, so others will know you are too good for your job.
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Trunk Impaired 318
> d15b
03/21/2016 at 23:05 |
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Yes. I also should have included that Im almost guaranteed a job as a pharmacist when I graduate next year because of my work ethic over the past 3 years.
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d15b
> Trunk Impaired 318
03/21/2016 at 23:08 |
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So don’t sweat it! Keep working on your game!