The Hiring Manager had a brain fart...
And, more wisdom from history
Note from McCrabby: Has your job-search stalled, and you don't know why? Do you ever have a great interview, and then never get called back? Have you ever applied for an exact job you've done before, only to get the email that "while your credentials are impressive, we're seeking a candidate who's experience more closely fits the job description?"
Our Reject the Rejection post from three weeks ago (Click HERE to read), as gotten over 200 comments at a single LinkedIn group (Jobs group), and many have dealt with age-ism and the issues just noted above.
In fact, McCrabby recemtly heard from a job-searcher, who said, "Dear McCrabby,
I had an interview and the hiring manager walked me out, laughing, patting me on the back, and telling me how much he "enjoyed our talk and your ideas." Three weeks later (not the next day, but THREE WEEKS LATER!!!), after I sent a hand-written thank you note within 24 hours and followed up with one voicemail and one email, I got an email saying "Thank you for coming in; we truly enjoyed our time with you (it was a panel of three in the interview), but we cannot pursue you as a candidate."
What the H does that mean?"
Hosed in Houston
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Dear H,
It means the hiring manager had a "brain fart." There isn't much more to say regarding the insensitivity of the hiring manager. Maybe some of the readers here will comment on their own experiences. We can learn and/or at lease commiserate.
In the meantime, , it's the weekend, and we thought we'd share some interesting quotes of other "intelligent" people in history. Maybe that hiring manager can learn some clarity from the folks below, some of whom had some of their own little errors in judgment.
But first, a short weekend video where the tables get turned on the hiring manager: This is a fantasy most job-seekers might enjoy. Take a look...
But first, a short weekend video where the tables get turned on the hiring manager: This is a fantasy most job-seekers might enjoy. Take a look...
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To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded."Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun." -Katharine Hepburn Break
"It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much." Yogi Berra
"It always seems impossible until its done. "Nelson Mandela
“There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp. 1977
"We will never make a 32 bit operating system.” Bill Gates
“A rocket will never be able to leave the Earth’s atmosphere.” New York Times, 1936
"A pessimist is a person who, regardless of the present is disappointed in the future"- John Maxwell
"There are those days when it's hard to put one foot in front of the other, but those are the days when champions are created." McNally
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" Churchill
"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love." Martin Luther King, Jr.
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