Feedback after job interview

[dandelionandmurdoch]

Recently had job interview for at a company I really liked. After two months and over 5 rounds I have been told I haven't got the job, for two main reasons:

• That I was obviously unhappy at my current employer and they felt I may be just desperate to leave
• That I had said I was interviewing elsewhere and this didn't show enough commitment to them

I am having issues with enormous workload, feeling undervalued and poor treatment at my current job. This isn't my main reason for wanting to leave but it is contributing. I was interviewed by an ex-employee of current company and the conversation was steered towards this by her.

I was asked if I was interviewing elsewhere and I said yes as they said it would affect the speed of the process. In fact I had one interview elsewhere, but as I really wanted to work for this company in particular I shut that opportunity down very quickly once I got onto third - fourth round.

Do you think any of this is worth mentioning to them? I'm really disappointed and feel that they have made huge assumptions.

Gosh, they seem invasive. Wouldn't want to work for them

That's bloody ridiculous. Lucky escape.

Well that's shit. So what if you were interviewing elsewhere? They must know they are not the only company in the world. And as long as you weren't slagging off your current employer or something, then it shouldn't matter that you want to leave, after all, if you didn't want to leave then you would hardly be interviewing somewhere else in the first place!

I would let it go because I'm that kind of person, but you should absolutely feel able to go back and ask to speak to them further about this.

There was criticism of my current employer as we discussed the challenges in my current role. This conversation was started by the interviewer as she had left the company for the same reasons.

Hmm, whether she started the conversation or not, did you yourself criticise your employer? I can see that not being well received (even if she agreed with you).

Leave a review on Glassdoor and move on. Focus on looking for your next role. Good luck!

It sounds really frustrating and completely understand why you're annoyed.

I always think feedback is worth taking with a pinch of salt. Presumably the was only one position and several applicants? In which case it may be that they thought you would have been great in the role and it came down to a couple of minor points between you and another candidate. In other words the things they've identified aren't huge red flags but something that wouldn't have been a barrier in other circumstances, "either Dandelion or PersonB would be great, not much between them at all. Which one shall we go for?" "Well PersonB said she loved her current job and was only leaving as this is the perfect role for her so maybe she'd be more dedicated."

You will never know if this is what happened of course...

It sucks but see it as a good sign that there was nothing major wrong with your application and at the next interview make sure you're even clearer about the fact that this really is your favourite opportunity.

"Yes, I experienced similar challenges to the ones the interviewer mentions. That's why I'm so keen to work for this company because I really like your way of doing .... and this really fits in with my skills in ...."

"I've got another interview next week but this position is my preferred one because .... "

Or they are actually being ridiculous as pp said, in which case lucky escape!

I don't think it's worth mentioning as a complaint as you might get your card marked negatively. You could reply and say you're very disappointed not to have got through as you are really keen to work for them and please could they keep you in mind for future positions. You never know what might crop up.

because job hunting is stressful, especially on top of doing a job you don't enjoy.

Sounds awful and sounds like terrible
Reasons to give Somebody as feedback - you're better off without them!

Perhaps if asked again say well I've been approached by another company but this company is my first choice for xyz reasons so I'd accept this role should I Be successful

As for leaving your other post, perhaps say you've got good experience from
Them but you're looking to work for the company you feel is striving forwards in the areas you're keen to be involved with and give some Good background knowledge so they can see you've done your homework - don't be negative as it's a 👎 - but difficult when a panel member worked there too but try to turn it into a positive, eg I remember you left for that reason and you've clearly fitted in well here as I am sure I would too and since you've left I've been working on xyz gaining valuable experience here ... etc

Good luck with your job hunting

I've just said no to a really really strong candidate simply because there was someone else my boss thought was a tiny tiny bit better. Really hard to say why but basically it came down to the fact one felt a bit more 'authentic' which is horribly hard to articulate.

We'd have happily employed the first person and we're planning to until we met the second one. HR make us give reasons though and it's really hard in these circumstances. We feel awful that we've messed this person around (although we did try to keep her updated/let her know we had another second interview to do). But the second candidate was just a slightly better fit. Nothing the first candidate could have done

They sound like excuses. Sometimes the reason a candidate is picked over another can’t be quantified.
Their reasons do seem silly - of course you are interviewing elsewhere! As for ‘desperate’, well maybe take that on the chin and next time rather than be negative about current situation turn it to all the potential positives of the new firm.