I am a professional with experience in a rather small subset of larger profession. I applied for and got an interview within this small subset of my profession at a different location.
They rushed the phone interview and in person interview through in a 1 week. I am pretty sure the quickness of the procedure meant they had an internal candidate, but because the institution policy requires several candidates they brought me in.
I also was kinda iffy about this position because of the commute, and I think that came through in the interview, not to mention my unpreparedness because I only had one night to prep for the in person interview.
I interviewed on Friday and got an email today stating " I had strong qualifications they choose another candidate whose credentials and experience better suited our needs for this position". The standard reply.
My question is since this is small field would it be weird to ask for feedback? And do you think they had an internal candidate?
2007-12-19 05:26:15 · 5 answers · asked by Uptown 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
It's actually a good idea to ask for feedback if they're willing to give it to you. And if it's a small field it means that you may have an opportunity down the line in the future. Never hurts to find out.
Sure, it's possible they had another internal candidate but you'll never know unless you can press/find out for yourself - and they might not tell you so. If your field is so small you can probably know through a third party.
2007-12-19 05:31:58 · answer #1 · answered by Silverkris 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
since this was a rush job, I'd have to agree with you that there was an internal applicant that they wanted to hire but because of fairness requirements had to interview other candidates.
No it is not weird to ask for feedback. Go on and ask, the worst they can say is no they won't give feedback and at the best they will.
Good Luck.
2007-12-19 13:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by Invisigoth 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I often ask for feedback when I don't get a job after an interview - for the purpose of finding out where I fell short and to let me fine-tune for my next interview with whoever. Many interviewers don't like answering, but some will and at that point you have nothing to lose by asking as you've already been rejected by them. One time I asked after a rejection and the following week another position came up and they wanted me again for interview. Didn't get that job either, but the possibility was at least there.
As for this particular company, forget them, especially if they don't even say, "We''ll keep your details on file".
2007-12-19 13:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a little unorthodox, but I guess there's nothing wrong with sending them an email asking what you could have done better or what experience would be useful in the future. Try not to be too hostile, though. If you make it sound like you are accusing them of only interviewing you because they had to, you probably won't get a response.
2007-12-19 13:34:26 · answer #4 · answered by The Jesus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go ahead
they could of had an internal candidate or they may have found someone that fit into their companies culture better
2007-12-19 13:35:31 · answer #5 · answered by scott A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋