[hardhard]

Hey guys

Have you ever thought you aced the interview but did not get a job offer?

I recently had an interview, and I thought I did well. Interviewers kept on laughing throughout the interview…

I would say I have an OK resume…. I have lots of experiences, decent GPA and yeah..

I am so devastated right now, bc I really wanted to work for this firm. I loved the people and culture here…

If you guys can share any words of hope or give me wise advice you learned throughout out your life, it would be so much appreciated for someone who is going through dark time in her life.

Thanks!

[mla1169]

How long ago was your interview? I interviewed the first week of October at a publicly traded manufacturer that I REALLY wanted to work at. I worked in the cafeteria there when I was in high school, then worked there again when I had my first child (21 years ago) but got laid off. ALWAYS wanted to go back. I figured it was a done deal, I already know most people there, and was told the last person left because of a personality conflict with a woman I've known for 35 years and get along GREAT with.

Thought it was a done deal, but no call.

THIS MORNING, 3 weeks later, they called me for a 2nd interview (finally!) I know its mine.

Hang in there, sometimes we give up on things too quickly.

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[hardhard]

Thanks for sharing your story @mla1169

Since you used ‘laid off' from your last post, I want to share my story too.

I graduated from a college more than a year ago, and I actually worked at an Accounting firm. It is so embarrassing to share, but I got fired from the company. The treatment I received from the company was so unfair, so I addressed this issue and they fired me. Life SUCK

I was soo devastated. I immediately searched for jobs, and I got an interview offer from one of the companies I desperately worked for. I prepared so much, showing why and how much I wanted to work for company.

However, I received the letter saying “Thank you for your interest.. BUT..” the letter that does not make my life pleasant.

I am so scared that I won't be able to find a job. I hope miracle happens… After I received the letter, I felt like everything was too difficult. Life seemed to be too hard, and I felt like I no longer had an energy to overcome this horrible, heartbreaking situation.

On the same day I received the letter, I felt like I could go crazy.. so I immediately went to see a psychotherapist. I cried for hours.. telling her all the pressure on my shoulders.. and how my ambition ironically ruined my life. I feel a little better now…

I hope miracle happens…

[Topsya]

@hardhard

If you have no job and can still afford a therapist… then things are not that bad! 🙂

Don't give up! situations like that happen to all of us, trust me. I have a 4.0 GPA and recently it took me 4 month to land a job! Don not give up. You'll get it

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[Anonymous]

Hardhard,

Life is what you make of it and can throw us curve-balls at any time. One thing you must remember is that you got out of bed this morning and it is a new day, so make the best of it. When you feel like your at your lowest point, focus on what you have to do to break the slump, or recover from this challenge. Surround yourself with a positive support system and show yourself why you deserve the best, work hard everyday to improve your situation. You're the only one that can control your happiness and if you have the ambition, put it to use. The more time you sit around sulking, the less time you could spend out working for that dream job. Don't expect it to be easy, but don't give up.

[y_u_no_pass]

@hard Thank you for sharing. I would like to say you should still have some hope. Sometimes firms just take their time getting back to you. I think you made the right decision in seeing a therapist though. I have been in therapy for almost 8 years, and I know there is no chance I would be where I am in life right now without it. When I started I was almost a year late with graduating high school. Now I have a bachelors degree, some masters classes, a career, a serious, healthy relationship, and am halfway through my CPA. None of this would have happened without therapy. Going to therapy may also help you navigate if there are future situations like your last job. Finally I would like to say don't give up. If you don't get this one you will eventually find something.

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[mla1169]

Well don't read into it that I was “devastated” to be laid off 21 years ago. LOL. The company was having a rough year and many people, including people that had been there 30+ years, had mortgages and children in college were also laid off.

This year I was fired from a job. Because I am older it is a bit more challenging (notice I didn't say hard?). I sent out 8 resumes per day for about 40 days. I had over 40 interviews during that time. I had exactly TWO job offers and both were a tremendous cut in pay.

Was I sad? Nope. Did I think it was hopeless?? I considered every day a great adventure and greeted the next step with excitement!

If getting turned down from a job when you're what? 23 years old, somehow “ruined your life” you need to continue on with a psychotherapist long term. Life is always going to throw you curveballs, we ALL have them. Being a single parent to 2 school aged children and working full time while going to school full time was exciting and thrilling, not heartbreaking and devastating.

Trust me if you have this defeatist attitude, interviewers sense it!

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[Anonymous]

I was in your spot two years ago when I went through recruitment. I did everything they told us to do in an interview: used the star method to answer those structured questions, kept my interviewer laughing, they often lost track of time or we would go over the interview slotted time. I was even told by one person that I had a great interview with her, but didn't recieve a second interview! I had another lady at my #1 firm tell me “hope to work with you soon”…I thought that was a pretty big indicator I'd receive a job offer, but nope! Denied again. I was pretty devastated, but you will get through this and you will land where you're supposed to land. I ended up searching for jobs outside of public accounting, and got a job right away and was even their top pick! I am extremely happy with where I'm at and how things have worked out. Things happen for a reason and good news will find its way to you soon! Don't give up!

[hardhard]

Thank you all of you for wonderful advice.

I agree that life will through curve balls at anytime. I had couple of challenging times while I was at college, but not as big as this one. I believe this experience will make me stronger, and help me to prepare for another curve ball (even though I don't welcome).

I acted like I moved on, but I was not prepared to move on until I met the therapist, if this make any sense. I kept on applying for jobs, but I did not have courage to move on. To sound more accurate, I was not ready to receive rejection letters. I only know of very few people who got accepted to all the places they applied for, but almost all people I know received tons of rejection letters before they received job offers, and I mean from really GOOD places. As someone who already went through painful job search process before, I knew that receiving rejection letters is the stage we all have to go through to get a better job, but I was not psychologically ready to accept the fact that I should go through this stage before I could get a good job. And who knows if I will get a job offer from the places I had never expected to receive an offer from? Indeed, I've seen so many cases like this, and everything eventually turned out really well for everyone.

I respect all of you guys for going through all the pains in our life and but for never giving up.

Cheers to all!

[cool_kid]

Well as someone who is also currently searching for job, I know how it feels and I've realized sometimes it's not about you. You may have done well in the interview but there might be better candidates out there and they might've just chose them. I've had an on campus interview with a big 4 and I thought I did well but didn't get a second round. I also really wanted it and I had hopes for it. I felt that the interviewer did like me cause I did make laugh, he was giving me good feedback, and there was an overall good vibe. I actually knew two of the candidates that did get selected for round two interviews and it kind of did make sense as to why they chose them over me. They both had higher gpas than me (in the 3.8-4.0 range) and had solid work experience.

But anyway, this whole job search thing is all about patience and perseverance even though its really frustrating. Before I was looking for jobs within public accounting but now I'm applying to industry jobs as well. And as CPAcoug said, maybe I'll have better luck with that and I'll be satisfied with it. I'm gonna do the best I can and I think that's what matters.

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