Thought It Was a Good Week ... The Search Continues

This week seemed to promise hope.  My scheduled interview earlier this week went well, at least I thought it did.  In late January I was contacted by a recruiter for a position I had applied for in December 2009.  From there, a phone interview was scheduled with one of the team members.  The interview went well, and, in fact, the interviewer informed me that I had a good background, and thought I was be great for the position.  The interviewer was going to recommend that the director speak with me.  I was contacted by the recruiter, and a phone interview was scheduled on February 2 to speak with two individuals – one of which would be the director.  On the day of the interview, I spoke with one person (due to a mix-up).  Nonetheless, it was a very good interview – we covered a lot of details about the position.  My knowledge and skills definitely were portrayed throughout our conversation, and the interviewer picked up on that.  In fact, through the conversation, the interviewer would piggyback on some of the things that I had mentioned throughout our conversation.  The interviewer felt I had a lot to offer, and that I would be an excellent fit in the position.  The interviewer later would tell me via a follow up e-mail that I definitely had a grasp of e-marketing and online.  This interviewer, too, was going to highly recommend me to the director.  I felt good about the position, and was excited about the opportunity.

As the time went by, I was scheduled to come in for a personal interview which occurred earlier this week.  Again, I felt good.  I interviewed with four individuals – each separately, director, HR manager, and the two interviewers with whom I had phone interviews with earlier, and the conversations were good.  It all appeared to have gone quite well, and it seemed I was a shoe in.  I mean, even at the interview, I was told again and again by two of the interviewers that I had the skills and that they felt I would do a great job in the role.  One interviewer even told me that our interview would be short because our phone interview went well, she was aware of my skill set, and had my resume and knew I was a great fit for the position.

So what happened?  On Friday, February 19, I received a v.m. from the recruiter that went something like this:

The team assessed my interviews, and that at this time they would not be moving forward with me.  They didn’t feel that I had the depth and breath that they were looking for for the position.

What?  When I was even told by the recruiter that they were moving forward because I did have the knowledge for the position which was why I was getting the second phone interview.  If there is/was some other reason for my not being offered the position, say that.  I don’t buy that they felt I didn’t have the depth and breath that they were looking for for the position. 

It’s a great company, and I’ll continue to view their open opportunities and submit my credentials.

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