I was very interested in joining this particular company and after 3 rounds of interviews, right before the office visit, I got rejected. The reason was that they had trouble contacting me during the phone interview times and they think I wasn't taking it seriously or had much of an interest in joining that company.
This couldn't be any furher from the truth and when she told me that over the phone, I was speechless. All the hard work I put in to prepare for the interviews and how seriously I took each and every phone call that they didn't see. I really don't think they saw who I am and how serious I was to join that company. I didn't tell her this over the phone because the rejection came completely unexpected. Would it be worth a shot to give her a call and tell her my situation? What should I say? It doesn't sit well with me because they have the wrong image of me and how they think I'm "unprofessional". I am a very career-oriented and hard-working type of guy but I think they got the impression that I tried to wing all the phone interviews and didn't care much about them. I was more nervous if anything because I thought this was a real important and good opportunity for me.
This is what happened
First round interview: I was prepped and ready (let me remind you, I'm temporarily in NYC and finding a quiet outdoor place to interview is hard. I can't do phone interviews indoors, I come off better outside). I was waiting for the phone call and there's a problem with my phone in a 1 out of 5 chance that the phone will send the caller to my voicemail when I try to answer it. This is what happened. She called back and we interviewed.
2nd round: I was told to expect a phone call between 2-2:30 pm CST... He called me at 1:30 PM. I was on my way finding a quiet spot to interview. He left a voice message and he called me back later.
3rd round: I admit that this one was my mistake, because I thought the interview was at 5 PM EST. But it was actually 3PM CST, which makes it 4 PM EST. I remembered the time 4 PM but thought it was CST.
I did well on all of these interviews and tried my best to show enthusiasm and interest in the company because I was serious about it.
After the 3rd round, she called me when I was in class... it was 5:30 CST which means, I received that phone call at 6:30 PM. I was expecting an email but she never emails me, always calls and that made this situation even worse. I didn't answer it and she left a voice message saying "....I'd like to discuss how we can progress to the next step...". I'm not 100% sure but it sounded like I had made it to the final round based on the voice message she left me. I sent her an email thanking for the prompt response and that I will call her tomorrow. I called the next day in the afternoon, and that's when she gave me the bad news. I didn't have anything to say because I was shocked... looking back this really angers me. So that's where I stand, I had thoughts of calling her the rest of the day and through the night but I wasn't sure how to approach this situation. I know corporations tend to be hard headed once they make a decision and there's no room for reconsideration but I did well on all the interviews (I'm sure of that).
This couldn't be any furher from the truth and when she told me that over the phone, I was speechless. All the hard work I put in to prepare for the interviews and how seriously I took each and every phone call that they didn't see. I really don't think they saw who I am and how serious I was to join that company. I didn't tell her this over the phone because the rejection came completely unexpected. Would it be worth a shot to give her a call and tell her my situation? What should I say? It doesn't sit well with me because they have the wrong image of me and how they think I'm "unprofessional". I am a very career-oriented and hard-working type of guy but I think they got the impression that I tried to wing all the phone interviews and didn't care much about them. I was more nervous if anything because I thought this was a real important and good opportunity for me.
This is what happened
First round interview: I was prepped and ready (let me remind you, I'm temporarily in NYC and finding a quiet outdoor place to interview is hard. I can't do phone interviews indoors, I come off better outside). I was waiting for the phone call and there's a problem with my phone in a 1 out of 5 chance that the phone will send the caller to my voicemail when I try to answer it. This is what happened. She called back and we interviewed.
2nd round: I was told to expect a phone call between 2-2:30 pm CST... He called me at 1:30 PM. I was on my way finding a quiet spot to interview. He left a voice message and he called me back later.
3rd round: I admit that this one was my mistake, because I thought the interview was at 5 PM EST. But it was actually 3PM CST, which makes it 4 PM EST. I remembered the time 4 PM but thought it was CST.
I did well on all of these interviews and tried my best to show enthusiasm and interest in the company because I was serious about it.
After the 3rd round, she called me when I was in class... it was 5:30 CST which means, I received that phone call at 6:30 PM. I was expecting an email but she never emails me, always calls and that made this situation even worse. I didn't answer it and she left a voice message saying "....I'd like to discuss how we can progress to the next step...". I'm not 100% sure but it sounded like I had made it to the final round based on the voice message she left me. I sent her an email thanking for the prompt response and that I will call her tomorrow. I called the next day in the afternoon, and that's when she gave me the bad news. I didn't have anything to say because I was shocked... looking back this really angers me. So that's where I stand, I had thoughts of calling her the rest of the day and through the night but I wasn't sure how to approach this situation. I know corporations tend to be hard headed once they make a decision and there's no room for reconsideration but I did well on all the interviews (I'm sure of that).