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Re-applying after rejected from interview |
| Message Name: |
Response |
| Date Posted: |
06/16/2005 |
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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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I've only seen it advertised a year later. However, I've also had one phone interview for a position that I see comes up about every six months. I thought I was getting an interview with the hiring manager, only to have the HR person call me back and tell me it's on hold. Both of these are large public companies, so I hope they are not just fishing or training their managerial staff to interview. Years ago, I heard of a prominent brokerage firm that would hire two brokers at once and then fire one. And, I've gone on interviews only to find the job description is totally different than what was posted online. In a tight labor market, I guess employers feel that they can play all sorts of games.
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