No Corvallis for Me
I didn’t get the Corvallis job, either. I just got a call telling me my interview skills were just fabulous and I was a pleasure to meet etc., etc. I’m wondering if, after two failed interviews in a row, it is now kosher for me to ask the person who makes the rejection calls if I did anything glaringly wrong. I think this was a case of an insider interviewing for the job – a few times people mentioned it being so-and-so’s interview and I gathered that it was a current employee interviewing for the position. Fair’s fair, though.
Another interview in Seattle later this week for entry into a hiring pool, and after that who knows what. I haven’t seen any new positions listed for awhile. I’m also a bit worried about something else the rejection caller guy said – he said he hoped some positions opened up soon because it would be “nice if I could stay in Oregon.” Does that mean there is really such a dearth of jobs in this state that my even being able to get one/stay here is questionable?
I’m trying not to take the rejection to heart, but it is hard. Since I may be in for a lot of days of mourning, I may be adapting them to a half-day format. We’ll see. This job gets a full day no matter what, however, because I really, really wanted this one and loved the staff.
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cygnoir
April 24, 2006*hugs*
I’m sorry, Jen.
I would definitely ask why I didn’t get the position, after interviewing well. You need to know this so you can hone your skills, or, at the very least, so you don’t take it to heart when it was a case of an internal promotion.
brother_casey
April 24, 2006You didn’t want that job anyways, trust me. Corvallis sounds like a fake planet.
luzclarita
April 24, 2006Well, the worst thing they can do if you ask what you can do better next time is say, “We don’t want to tell you.”
jane_q_public
April 24, 2006Sorry you didn’t get the job.
Hey, my friend and fellow LJ user riofriotex just moved from the Seattle area. She’d be able to answer questions about the job market there.
Anonymous
April 24, 2006Antidote for doubt
I don’t recommend asking if you ‘did anything glaringly wrong’–instead:
1. Find out what you did *right*, what they liked about you. This will give you a sense of the strengths you should build upon, will reinforce the positive impression you made (of later benefit perhaps), and will help mitigate your sense of loss.
2. Don’t burn bridges. If the person they chose doesn’t work out, for any reason, you want to be the person they think of as a replacement. For this reason, follow up with each of these ‘lost opportunities’ a month or so down the road. If they need to hire again for this position and are beginning to restart the whole process, you may present them with a ready solution.
3. Find out what you might do better. Was there any advantage the chosen candidate had over you? Something you can adopt, or just inside track because they worked there already? See if you can learn how to become an even better candidate next time, without dwelling on negatives.
4. Ask for referrals. If Library A doesn’t hire you, maybe they know someone who will. This is a way of getting some ROI on the effort you’ve put in with them–keep them as part of your network and tap them for more leads.
5. Call me for a pep talk if your doubts start getting the better of you
<3,
Rob
luzclarita
April 24, 2006Do you subscribe to the Libs-Or list?
Jen
April 25, 2006Indeed I do – I saw a posting today for a Library Tech 2, in fact. I get that email and I also check:
OLA Jobline
PNLA jobs
and then the individual city and county gov websites via http://www.oregon.gov/EMPLOY/ES/SEEKER/city_govt_jobs.shtml
luzclarita
April 25, 2006Sweet. That last one is new to me.
illustrated_lib
April 26, 2006I’m sorry that didn’t work out for you dear. Don’t despair! You’ll get a fabulous job, then you’ll say, “Wow, it sure is a good thing I didn’t get that job in Corvallis!”
BTW…Carla is quitting and moving to Orange County–come back down here and get her job!!