| Topic Name: |
Re-applying after rejected from interview |
| Message Name: |
When did same position re-appear? |
| Date Posted: |
06/15/2005 |
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I'm in the same situation, I applied a year ago and noticed last week that the position is open, again. They told me I was exceptional, and I know I was in the top three. The job is highly specialized and my experience and education is really excellent for the position. I also felt the five hour interview went very well. As a result, I went online and applied, thinking it never hurts to try, again. I'm going to look at last year's calendar, and see if I can't locate the HR person and give her a call. I feel I might have been rejected because of my school (not ivy) and age, although I have a recent MBA and a 3.8 GPA and have worked for impressive employers. I've been watching the online job ads at this company. I noticed that they were advertising for the main hiring manager's position about six months ago. I'm thinking he may have moved on, which may give me a second chance. Any thoughts? |
| Message: |
Did the position re-appear only after about a year since you interviewed, or have you seen it posted on and off since the time that you interviewed? If this is the first time since you interviewed that it's been posted, then I'd say that either the person left the position or else there could be another identical position now open. Also, after a year's time, either you've probably been forgotten about by the company or else they assume that you're probably no longer available or interested. After a year's time, it's possible that the parties involved (i.e., HR Rep, hiring manager, etc.) are no longer the same people, so that could be a factor as well. I'd try to locate both the HR manager and the hiring manager with whom you dealt and call them.
If, on the other hand, you've been seeing the position occasionally posted ever since you interviewed, then that is most likely another story. I've seen the same positions re-posted many times at different companies. Most of the time, I've never been contacted for the positions after having sending my resume. However, I did actually interview with a couple of companies which are doing this. My guess is that, in this scenario, the companies are not actually hiring. They are most likely either not receiving final approvals to fill the positions, doing market surveys, or attempting to provide managers with interviewing experience as a form of career development. Also, I was told my an outplacement service that some companies will even post jobs online to make it appear to their competition that they are prosperous and hiring workers!
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