how to deal with job rejection by Alison Green on August 25, 2009 If you’re a job seeker in this economy, in addition to knowing how to write a good cover letter, talk winningly about your accomplishments, and follow up without being too stalkerish, you’ll probably need another skill too — dealing with rejection after applying for a job, maybe even one you really wanted and thought you […] Read the full article →
EmailYourInteriewer success story by Alison Green on August 15, 2009 An update on EmailYourInteriewer.com, which lets job-seekers send an anonymous, polite letter to employers who interviewed them and then never bothered to get back to them: It’s now generated 95 letters to employers. A couple of employers have written back to apologize. Here’s one of those replies: Please let your candidate know that I apologize […] Read the full article →
It’s here: the You-Suck-As-An-Interviewer Automatic Letter Generator by Alison Green on August 5, 2009 It’s here! The You-Suck-As-An-Interviewer Automatic Letter Generator©, which will anonymously email that interviewer who never bothered to respond after your interview, has now debuted: www.EmailYourInterviewer.com Spread the word. (By the way, suggestions for improvements welcome.) Read the full article →
You suck, interviewer! by Alison Green on August 4, 2009 I’m on a bit of a rampage about interviewers who don’t bother to send candidates notices of rejection after a candidate has taken the time to interview with them. You put hours into preparing for the interview. Maybe you buy a new suit. Maybe you drive several hours to get there, spending gas money you […] Read the full article →
Can I reapply after being rejected? by Alison Green on May 2, 2009 A reader writes: I don’t know if this is a scenario that happens very often, but I had what I believed to be a successful initial phone interview with a company in a similar field. The HR manager I interviewed with had been very enthusiastic about continuing the interview process. I felt confident that I […] Read the full article →
can you appeal a job rejection? by Alison Green on April 6, 2009 Every few weeks or so, I’m contacted by a job candidate asking me to reconsider our rejection of his or her application. Here’s the internal dialogue in my head when this happens, and I can almost guarantee you it’s the same for other hiring managers: “Reconsider the decision? But we rejected you for a specific […] Read the full article →
invited to apply and then rejected by Alison Green on November 18, 2008 A reader writes: I volunteer for a company and they asked me to apply for a post which I would not have applied for in the first place. I applied and they gave it to someone else. Why set me up for such a fall? I can see how it would feel like that, but […] Read the full article →
the sound of silence: companies that don’t send rejections by Alison Green on November 10, 2008 One of the biggest complaints I hear from job seekers who write to me at Ask a Manager is about companies that don’t respond to job applicants: no rejection, nothing. There’s a real divide on the issue. Job seekers think it’s incredibly rude, while many companies feel perfectly justified in not putting resources into dealing […] Read the full article →
not helping yourself by Alison Green on November 7, 2008 Seriously, it is just not a good idea to respond to a letter of rejection with comments like this: “I cannot imagine what would have caused you not to interview me. Did you even bother to speak with my past employers about my qualifications? I find it hard to accept that you have no place […] Read the full article →
asking for feedback after you’re rejected for a job by Alison Green on October 21, 2008 So you thought the position was a perfect fit for you, your interview seemed to go well, but in the end, you didn’t get the job. You could speculate about why, but if you’re really curious, why not try to actually find out, by asking for some feedback from the hiring manager? Here’s how to […] Read the full article →