tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post2309473356462103757..comments2023-09-29T06:09:21.089-04:00Comments on Ask a Manager: HR rejected me, but interviewer said I'm still in playAsk a Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-69573601868783551912010-04-24T12:24:24.520-04:002010-04-24T12:24:24.520-04:00I've recently interviewed for a job which I th...I've recently interviewed for a job which I thought would be a perfect fit I got a automated rejection response.<br /><br />I did send a thank you to everyone, but the following day I got a link for Personality Index test. What probably occurred was the test administrator lives in the east coast and didn't receive the email that I got rejected.<br /><br />What everyone should do in this circumstance is to keep looking. In a way maybe you dodged the bullet if they can't make a decision.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-201656808385661002010-03-05T11:21:59.732-05:002010-03-05T11:21:59.732-05:00I actually got an automated computer rejection let...I actually got an automated computer rejection letter from a company a few weeks after I started the job. It said something to the effect: "We've found someone who's a better fit for the job and are proceeding with another candidate". It was some sort of computer(?) error.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-12610847161708159442010-03-03T17:09:15.410-05:002010-03-03T17:09:15.410-05:00Eight months to do a hiring process is rare and ve...Eight months to do a hiring process is rare and very frustrating.<br /><br />In 2008-2009, I went through 13 months for the hirin process for a position in the Canadian government. It wasn't anythig sensitive like intelligence or the military (it was a library. The worst part? There was a lag of 2-4 months between each section of the process. I was also never told WHAT or WHEN the next step o the process would be. I still struggle to understand why it took that long.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-90024776379126620262010-03-03T15:16:30.960-05:002010-03-03T15:16:30.960-05:00Hi...I'm the OP from another post "offer ...Hi...I'm the OP from another post "offer withdrawn due to criminal conviction, which I disclosed." I'm living proof that if hiring managers and HR disagree, it's the employee that gets screwed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-63828813975514221032010-03-02T23:11:13.813-05:002010-03-02T23:11:13.813-05:00Anonymous wrote: "Why is s/he constantly reje...Anonymous wrote: "Why is s/he constantly rejecting you while upstairs is saying otherwise? AAM, would a hiring manager say you're still a candidate if HR is getting ready to send out the rejection?"<br /><br />I think the most likely reason is incompetence/lack of communication. It's possible that the HR rep knows something that the manager doesn't know yet, either because the HR rep is unorganized or slow to update people or the company has poor information flow. Or the HR rep just has her facts wrong, another possibility.<br /><br />"If she points out this discrepancy and someone gets in major trouble at that company, what are the chances for the OP to get the job then, having pointed out this major error/confusion?" Depends on the company and the people you're dealing with. See, I would like it if someone pointed this out, especially if they handled it really diplomatically -- shows the ability to be assertive, spot and address inconsistencies, handle awkward situations with grace while still getting what you need, etc. -- all things I want in a candidate. But there are certainly managers and companies where they really just want you to shut up and not make waves -- but you don't want to work for one of those anyway.Ask a Managerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281942480230532899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-86784893235579414212010-03-02T21:34:40.885-05:002010-03-02T21:34:40.885-05:00Ahhhhh, it's government. I think you just answ...Ahhhhh, it's <i>government.</i> I think you just answered your own question there, dude. But it's good that you're sticking around the best you can... I'm sure a lot of people in the same spot just slink away and sulk.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718112236359369771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-87387896935376786662010-03-02T17:51:30.182-05:002010-03-02T17:51:30.182-05:00OP here again- I think it's more likely that t...OP here again- I think it's more likely that the confusion is the result of the hiring process being a giant cluster fcuk as opposed to someone being out to get me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-41992468862020675362010-03-02T17:46:50.542-05:002010-03-02T17:46:50.542-05:00I don't know who anyone is, but I am wondering...I don't know who anyone is, but I am wondering about the HR rep. Why is s/he constantly rejecting you while upstairs is saying otherwise? AAM, would a hiring manager say you're still a candidate if HR is getting ready to send out the rejection? The HR rep is making me think it's a personal thing (not like she knows the candidate but just has that instant dislike we sometimes can't explain) or else it's a power struggle within the company showing its colors here. Who knows? OP, let us know what happens. It'd be interesting to read what the response is to this debacle.<br /><br />Also, to AAM, if she points out this discrepancy and someone gets in major trouble at that company, what are the chances for the OP to get the job then, having pointed out this major error/confusion?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-26021521510632236102010-03-02T15:13:17.330-05:002010-03-02T15:13:17.330-05:00I'm getting a very Veridian Dynamics feeling h...I'm getting a very Veridian Dynamics feeling here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-57579464388819638962010-03-02T12:57:24.086-05:002010-03-02T12:57:24.086-05:00Hi, I'm the OP. This company is in the defense...Hi, I'm the OP. This company is in the defense industry, which means it often moves at the pace of government. Therefore, I'm sure there is a ton of red tape to do everything. Another friend who works in this industry told me that since he handles classified data, he had to get his wireless mouse approved to ensure it wasn't capable of transmitting data or something.<br /><br />I mean, the length of the hiring process isn't what I hate, it's the fact that I'm not really sure what's going on or where I stand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-67910873906469949932010-03-02T10:53:50.190-05:002010-03-02T10:53:50.190-05:00I was talking to a person who works in federal law...I was talking to a person who works in federal law enforcement (not the FBI, a lesser agency) who told me it took him 2 years and 5 months from the time he submitted his application to receiving his acceptance letter.<br /><br />How's that for a long time?<br /><br />Not that that was on topic or anything...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-37419167381852308692010-03-02T10:24:39.100-05:002010-03-02T10:24:39.100-05:00This would send up red flags for me. Miscommunicat...This would send up red flags for me. Miscommunication about who is still a candidate is sloppy, but not horrible. However, adding a candidate to the rejection letter list and telling him that they filled the position before the hiring manager makes a decision is a system breakdown. <br /><br />It could be a rogue manager who is interviewing as he pleases without approval. It could be a by-the-book HR rep who automatically rejects anyone with a 98% on the skills test. Maybe no one reads any emails. Maybe the interdepartmental process is chaos. Maybe the manager’s manager can’t wipe his nose without CEO approval, never mind actually hiring who he wants.<br /><br />Whatever is going on, I can guarantee that it spills outside the hiring process and into the employees’ daily lives. <br /><br />Plus, they jerked your friend around for <i>eight months</i>. This company must require a two-thirds majority vote by the Board of Directors to add decaf to the break room.<br /><br />And you still want to work for this “awesome” company?Unemployed Galnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558939360732260529.post-24723400373416140742010-03-02T07:40:34.921-05:002010-03-02T07:40:34.921-05:00I have heard of a lot of ginormous corporations wh...I have heard of a lot of ginormous corporations who take that long to hire (I once heard 11 months!) You have your recruiters and HR and 80,000 managers and then they hire someone but then lose the person in a week and call up everyone from the first or second round and start again with the all day interviews and personality tests and god knows what else. Its a nightmare!ESL Teacherhttp://askaneslteacher.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com