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I applied for a job. I was called for an interview. My interview went really well. I was asked questions which I answered pretty nicely and people there interviewing me seemed really happy with my answers.
But I got a rejection. Upon exploring further, I discovered that someone who had personal links got the job, someone who was less qualified than me.
Being polite, I wrote an email to the interviewer asking if there was anything that I lacked and I could improve to get jobs in future. I did not get a reply. Is there anything I can do regarding what went wrong during the selection process?
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I applied for a job. I was called for an interview. My interview went really well. I was asked questions which I answered pretty nicely and people there interviewing me seemed really happy with my answers.
But I got a rejection. Upon exploring further, I discovered that someone who had personal links got the job, someone who was less qualified than me.
Being polite, I wrote an email to the interviewer asking if there was anything that I lacked and I could improve to get jobs in future. I did not get a reply. Is there anything I can do regarding what went wrong during the selection process?
interviewing job-search
edited Apr 17 '14 at 12:39
yoozer8
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asked Apr 17 '14 at 11:16
user18845
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marked as duplicate by DJClayworth, gnat, Michael Grubey, IDrinkandIKnowThings, jcmeloni Apr 17 '14 at 13:58
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It's like being rejected after the first date. You are looking for an objective reason why you got rejected when you yourself disclosed a subjective reason: someone with personal links. As far as that other person being less qualified than you, who cares? You talk as if you are entitled to the job merely because you think that your qualifications are better. That's not how it works in the real world. Look for another opportunity elsewhere. You are just wasting your time barking up that tree.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Apr 17 '14 at 11:59
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The person with personal links may be less qualified than you are... but perhaps he or she was also willing to accept a smaller compensation package.
– Stephan Kolassa
Apr 17 '14 at 13:39
@user18845 - How exactly do you know they are less qualified for the job?
– Ramhound
Apr 17 '14 at 13:48
The game is rigged. Welcome to the world.
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Apr 17 '14 at 16:34
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I applied for a job. I was called for an interview. My interview went really well. I was asked questions which I answered pretty nicely and people there interviewing me seemed really happy with my answers.
But I got a rejection. Upon exploring further, I discovered that someone who had personal links got the job, someone who was less qualified than me.
Being polite, I wrote an email to the interviewer asking if there was anything that I lacked and I could improve to get jobs in future. I did not get a reply. Is there anything I can do regarding what went wrong during the selection process?
interviewing job-search
edited Apr 17 '14 at 12:39
yoozer8
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asked Apr 17 '14 at 11:16
user18845
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This question already has an answer here:
How can I ask my interviewers for feedback following an interview?
17 answers
I applied for a job. I was called for an interview. My interview went really well. I was asked questions which I answered pretty nicely and people there interviewing me seemed really happy with my answers.
But I got a rejection. Upon exploring further, I discovered that someone who had personal links got the job, someone who was less qualified than me.
Being polite, I wrote an email to the interviewer asking if there was anything that I lacked and I could improve to get jobs in future. I did not get a reply. Is there anything I can do regarding what went wrong during the selection process?
This question already has an answer here:
How can I ask my interviewers for feedback following an interview?
17 answers
interviewing job-search
edited Apr 17 '14 at 12:39
yoozer8
4,10442955
asked Apr 17 '14 at 11:16
user18845
193
edited Apr 17 '14 at 12:39
yoozer8
4,10442955
edited Apr 17 '14 at 12:39
yoozer8
4,10442955
edited Apr 17 '14 at 12:39
yoozer8
4,10442955
4,10442955
asked Apr 17 '14 at 11:16
user18845
193
asked Apr 17 '14 at 11:16
user18845
193
asked Apr 17 '14 at 11:16
user18845
193
193
marked as duplicate by DJClayworth, gnat, Michael Grubey, IDrinkandIKnowThings, jcmeloni Apr 17 '14 at 13:58
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by DJClayworth, gnat, Michael Grubey, IDrinkandIKnowThings, jcmeloni Apr 17 '14 at 13:58
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It's like being rejected after the first date. You are looking for an objective reason why you got rejected when you yourself disclosed a subjective reason: someone with personal links. As far as that other person being less qualified than you, who cares? You talk as if you are entitled to the job merely because you think that your qualifications are better. That's not how it works in the real world. Look for another opportunity elsewhere. You are just wasting your time barking up that tree.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Apr 17 '14 at 11:59
1
The person with personal links may be less qualified than you are... but perhaps he or she was also willing to accept a smaller compensation package.
– Stephan Kolassa
Apr 17 '14 at 13:39
@user18845 - How exactly do you know they are less qualified for the job?
– Ramhound
Apr 17 '14 at 13:48
The game is rigged. Welcome to the world.
– Wesley Long
Apr 17 '14 at 16:34
add a comment |Â
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It's like being rejected after the first date. You are looking for an objective reason why you got rejected when you yourself disclosed a subjective reason: someone with personal links. As far as that other person being less qualified than you, who cares? You talk as if you are entitled to the job merely because you think that your qualifications are better. That's not how it works in the real world. Look for another opportunity elsewhere. You are just wasting your time barking up that tree.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Apr 17 '14 at 11:59
1
The person with personal links may be less qualified than you are... but perhaps he or she was also willing to accept a smaller compensation package.
– Stephan Kolassa
Apr 17 '14 at 13:39
@user18845 - How exactly do you know they are less qualified for the job?
– Ramhound
Apr 17 '14 at 13:48
The game is rigged. Welcome to the world.
– Wesley Long
Apr 17 '14 at 16:34
8
8
It's like being rejected after the first date. You are looking for an objective reason why you got rejected when you yourself disclosed a subjective reason: someone with personal links. As far as that other person being less qualified than you, who cares? You talk as if you are entitled to the job merely because you think that your qualifications are better. That's not how it works in the real world. Look for another opportunity elsewhere. You are just wasting your time barking up that tree.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Apr 17 '14 at 11:59
It's like being rejected after the first date. You are looking for an objective reason why you got rejected when you yourself disclosed a subjective reason: someone with personal links. As far as that other person being less qualified than you, who cares? You talk as if you are entitled to the job merely because you think that your qualifications are better. That's not how it works in the real world. Look for another opportunity elsewhere. You are just wasting your time barking up that tree.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Apr 17 '14 at 11:59
1
1
The person with personal links may be less qualified than you are... but perhaps he or she was also willing to accept a smaller compensation package.
– Stephan Kolassa
Apr 17 '14 at 13:39
The person with personal links may be less qualified than you are... but perhaps he or she was also willing to accept a smaller compensation package.
– Stephan Kolassa
Apr 17 '14 at 13:39
@user18845 - How exactly do you know they are less qualified for the job?
– Ramhound
Apr 17 '14 at 13:48
@user18845 - How exactly do you know they are less qualified for the job?
– Ramhound
Apr 17 '14 at 13:48
The game is rigged. Welcome to the world.
– Wesley Long
Apr 17 '14 at 16:34
The game is rigged. Welcome to the world.
– Wesley Long
Apr 17 '14 at 16:34
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Is there anything I can do regarding what went with selection process?
No.
The selection is done. If this is a normal company employment (and not some sort of government agency with publicly-available selection rules that must be followed), and assuming no discrimination laws have been violated, then there is no recourse.
It happens. There is no strict scoring algorithm for selecting candidates. An employer is free to select using any basis they choose. Qualifications are part of coming up with the "best" candidate, but "gut feel" is another, as are personal links.
Often there are a group of candidates with roughly similar qualifications and a hiring manager must choose one. Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play.
You probably don't know all the factors that went into this particular selection, and won't have any way to know. We've all been rejected from jobs for which we were qualified. It happens. Time to move on.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
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"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
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You are using some false assumptions here.
The first one is that just because you thought the interview went well does not mean that they thought it did. I've interviewed people in the past who thought they did a great job in the interview and couldn't believe they weren't selected. Often, they did not do nearly as well as they thought they did. We are not looking just for technical skill but for fit with the team. And some technical skills are more important to us than others. And sometimes what you think is the right answer to a question is not what we think it is.
Next you assume you should get the job because you are qualified for the job. Most hiring managers try never to even interview people who are not qualified at least on paper. So likely all your serious competitors for the job were qualified. Qualifications may get you the interview, they do not get you the job.
Next is the assumption that just because you did well, you are entitled to the job. But you forget that this is a competition. Other people may have done as well or better than you did in the interview. If I have one position and three people I would love to hire, I still can't hire all three, I don't have the budget for that.
Next you seem to feel you are entitled to some sort of explanation from the people who didn't hire you. Why on earth would they ever do that? Is there any benefit to the company in telling candidates why they were not hired? No. Is there any risk? Yes.
Another hard truth is that sometimes a job was created for a specific person, but company rules mean they have to interview several people. When this happens, no one except the person they created the job for is going to get the job. It doesn't matter how well you do on the interview. The best you can hope for in this case is that they will be impressed enough with you to want to consider you seriously the next time they have an opening. Making them mad by complaining about not getting the job and pestering them as to why, puts you out of the running for any future openings too. I'm not saying this is the case with this job, but it may be because they have personal ties to the person they hired.
Even if this isn't the case, it still may work out better for the guy with personal contacts. If the hiring manager is comparing Joe, a person he has worked with before and who he knows to be reliable, dependable and great problem solver, to Harry, who seems to be very qualifed but who he only knows from the interview, which one is going to interest him more? The sure bet of Joe who he knows can do the job even if he needs to get up to speed on one of the technologies (but he has seen him do that before) or Harry who he only knows from an hour interview? Add into that mix the fact that the last guy they hired who seemed really qualifed didn't work out. Most people would hire Joe under those same circumstances. That doesn't say anything bad about you, just that they view Joe as the less risky hire. If Joe had not applied, then they might have chosen you. There is a reason why many companies offer bonuses to employees who recommend someone. That is because people with a personal recommendation are a much smaller risk to hire. A bad hire is expensive for the company. Hiring known candidates takes much of the risk away.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 13:47
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Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
– Carson63000
Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
Is there anything I can do regarding what went with selection process?
No.
The selection is done. If this is a normal company employment (and not some sort of government agency with publicly-available selection rules that must be followed), and assuming no discrimination laws have been violated, then there is no recourse.
It happens. There is no strict scoring algorithm for selecting candidates. An employer is free to select using any basis they choose. Qualifications are part of coming up with the "best" candidate, but "gut feel" is another, as are personal links.
Often there are a group of candidates with roughly similar qualifications and a hiring manager must choose one. Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play.
You probably don't know all the factors that went into this particular selection, and won't have any way to know. We've all been rejected from jobs for which we were qualified. It happens. Time to move on.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
2
"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
Is there anything I can do regarding what went with selection process?
No.
The selection is done. If this is a normal company employment (and not some sort of government agency with publicly-available selection rules that must be followed), and assuming no discrimination laws have been violated, then there is no recourse.
It happens. There is no strict scoring algorithm for selecting candidates. An employer is free to select using any basis they choose. Qualifications are part of coming up with the "best" candidate, but "gut feel" is another, as are personal links.
Often there are a group of candidates with roughly similar qualifications and a hiring manager must choose one. Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play.
You probably don't know all the factors that went into this particular selection, and won't have any way to know. We've all been rejected from jobs for which we were qualified. It happens. Time to move on.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
2
"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
add a comment |Â
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
up vote
22
down vote
accepted
Is there anything I can do regarding what went with selection process?
No.
The selection is done. If this is a normal company employment (and not some sort of government agency with publicly-available selection rules that must be followed), and assuming no discrimination laws have been violated, then there is no recourse.
It happens. There is no strict scoring algorithm for selecting candidates. An employer is free to select using any basis they choose. Qualifications are part of coming up with the "best" candidate, but "gut feel" is another, as are personal links.
Often there are a group of candidates with roughly similar qualifications and a hiring manager must choose one. Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play.
You probably don't know all the factors that went into this particular selection, and won't have any way to know. We've all been rejected from jobs for which we were qualified. It happens. Time to move on.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
Is there anything I can do regarding what went with selection process?
No.
The selection is done. If this is a normal company employment (and not some sort of government agency with publicly-available selection rules that must be followed), and assuming no discrimination laws have been violated, then there is no recourse.
It happens. There is no strict scoring algorithm for selecting candidates. An employer is free to select using any basis they choose. Qualifications are part of coming up with the "best" candidate, but "gut feel" is another, as are personal links.
Often there are a group of candidates with roughly similar qualifications and a hiring manager must choose one. Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play.
You probably don't know all the factors that went into this particular selection, and won't have any way to know. We've all been rejected from jobs for which we were qualified. It happens. Time to move on.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
edited Apr 17 '14 at 16:28
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
answered Apr 17 '14 at 11:34
Joe Strazzere
224k107661930
224k107661930
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"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
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"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
2
2
"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
"Often, attributes other than qualifications come into play." My own experience is that always attributes other than qualifications come into play. Given a choice between two people the one that fits the company culture most will usually win, just because they're going to fit in a lot better.
– Ben
Apr 17 '14 at 13:27
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You are using some false assumptions here.
The first one is that just because you thought the interview went well does not mean that they thought it did. I've interviewed people in the past who thought they did a great job in the interview and couldn't believe they weren't selected. Often, they did not do nearly as well as they thought they did. We are not looking just for technical skill but for fit with the team. And some technical skills are more important to us than others. And sometimes what you think is the right answer to a question is not what we think it is.
Next you assume you should get the job because you are qualified for the job. Most hiring managers try never to even interview people who are not qualified at least on paper. So likely all your serious competitors for the job were qualified. Qualifications may get you the interview, they do not get you the job.
Next is the assumption that just because you did well, you are entitled to the job. But you forget that this is a competition. Other people may have done as well or better than you did in the interview. If I have one position and three people I would love to hire, I still can't hire all three, I don't have the budget for that.
Next you seem to feel you are entitled to some sort of explanation from the people who didn't hire you. Why on earth would they ever do that? Is there any benefit to the company in telling candidates why they were not hired? No. Is there any risk? Yes.
Another hard truth is that sometimes a job was created for a specific person, but company rules mean they have to interview several people. When this happens, no one except the person they created the job for is going to get the job. It doesn't matter how well you do on the interview. The best you can hope for in this case is that they will be impressed enough with you to want to consider you seriously the next time they have an opening. Making them mad by complaining about not getting the job and pestering them as to why, puts you out of the running for any future openings too. I'm not saying this is the case with this job, but it may be because they have personal ties to the person they hired.
Even if this isn't the case, it still may work out better for the guy with personal contacts. If the hiring manager is comparing Joe, a person he has worked with before and who he knows to be reliable, dependable and great problem solver, to Harry, who seems to be very qualifed but who he only knows from the interview, which one is going to interest him more? The sure bet of Joe who he knows can do the job even if he needs to get up to speed on one of the technologies (but he has seen him do that before) or Harry who he only knows from an hour interview? Add into that mix the fact that the last guy they hired who seemed really qualifed didn't work out. Most people would hire Joe under those same circumstances. That doesn't say anything bad about you, just that they view Joe as the less risky hire. If Joe had not applied, then they might have chosen you. There is a reason why many companies offer bonuses to employees who recommend someone. That is because people with a personal recommendation are a much smaller risk to hire. A bad hire is expensive for the company. Hiring known candidates takes much of the risk away.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 13:47
HLGEM
133k25227489
Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
– Carson63000
Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
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You are using some false assumptions here.
The first one is that just because you thought the interview went well does not mean that they thought it did. I've interviewed people in the past who thought they did a great job in the interview and couldn't believe they weren't selected. Often, they did not do nearly as well as they thought they did. We are not looking just for technical skill but for fit with the team. And some technical skills are more important to us than others. And sometimes what you think is the right answer to a question is not what we think it is.
Next you assume you should get the job because you are qualified for the job. Most hiring managers try never to even interview people who are not qualified at least on paper. So likely all your serious competitors for the job were qualified. Qualifications may get you the interview, they do not get you the job.
Next is the assumption that just because you did well, you are entitled to the job. But you forget that this is a competition. Other people may have done as well or better than you did in the interview. If I have one position and three people I would love to hire, I still can't hire all three, I don't have the budget for that.
Next you seem to feel you are entitled to some sort of explanation from the people who didn't hire you. Why on earth would they ever do that? Is there any benefit to the company in telling candidates why they were not hired? No. Is there any risk? Yes.
Another hard truth is that sometimes a job was created for a specific person, but company rules mean they have to interview several people. When this happens, no one except the person they created the job for is going to get the job. It doesn't matter how well you do on the interview. The best you can hope for in this case is that they will be impressed enough with you to want to consider you seriously the next time they have an opening. Making them mad by complaining about not getting the job and pestering them as to why, puts you out of the running for any future openings too. I'm not saying this is the case with this job, but it may be because they have personal ties to the person they hired.
Even if this isn't the case, it still may work out better for the guy with personal contacts. If the hiring manager is comparing Joe, a person he has worked with before and who he knows to be reliable, dependable and great problem solver, to Harry, who seems to be very qualifed but who he only knows from the interview, which one is going to interest him more? The sure bet of Joe who he knows can do the job even if he needs to get up to speed on one of the technologies (but he has seen him do that before) or Harry who he only knows from an hour interview? Add into that mix the fact that the last guy they hired who seemed really qualifed didn't work out. Most people would hire Joe under those same circumstances. That doesn't say anything bad about you, just that they view Joe as the less risky hire. If Joe had not applied, then they might have chosen you. There is a reason why many companies offer bonuses to employees who recommend someone. That is because people with a personal recommendation are a much smaller risk to hire. A bad hire is expensive for the company. Hiring known candidates takes much of the risk away.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 13:47
HLGEM
133k25227489
Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
– Carson63000
Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
add a comment |Â
up vote
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up vote
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You are using some false assumptions here.
The first one is that just because you thought the interview went well does not mean that they thought it did. I've interviewed people in the past who thought they did a great job in the interview and couldn't believe they weren't selected. Often, they did not do nearly as well as they thought they did. We are not looking just for technical skill but for fit with the team. And some technical skills are more important to us than others. And sometimes what you think is the right answer to a question is not what we think it is.
Next you assume you should get the job because you are qualified for the job. Most hiring managers try never to even interview people who are not qualified at least on paper. So likely all your serious competitors for the job were qualified. Qualifications may get you the interview, they do not get you the job.
Next is the assumption that just because you did well, you are entitled to the job. But you forget that this is a competition. Other people may have done as well or better than you did in the interview. If I have one position and three people I would love to hire, I still can't hire all three, I don't have the budget for that.
Next you seem to feel you are entitled to some sort of explanation from the people who didn't hire you. Why on earth would they ever do that? Is there any benefit to the company in telling candidates why they were not hired? No. Is there any risk? Yes.
Another hard truth is that sometimes a job was created for a specific person, but company rules mean they have to interview several people. When this happens, no one except the person they created the job for is going to get the job. It doesn't matter how well you do on the interview. The best you can hope for in this case is that they will be impressed enough with you to want to consider you seriously the next time they have an opening. Making them mad by complaining about not getting the job and pestering them as to why, puts you out of the running for any future openings too. I'm not saying this is the case with this job, but it may be because they have personal ties to the person they hired.
Even if this isn't the case, it still may work out better for the guy with personal contacts. If the hiring manager is comparing Joe, a person he has worked with before and who he knows to be reliable, dependable and great problem solver, to Harry, who seems to be very qualifed but who he only knows from the interview, which one is going to interest him more? The sure bet of Joe who he knows can do the job even if he needs to get up to speed on one of the technologies (but he has seen him do that before) or Harry who he only knows from an hour interview? Add into that mix the fact that the last guy they hired who seemed really qualifed didn't work out. Most people would hire Joe under those same circumstances. That doesn't say anything bad about you, just that they view Joe as the less risky hire. If Joe had not applied, then they might have chosen you. There is a reason why many companies offer bonuses to employees who recommend someone. That is because people with a personal recommendation are a much smaller risk to hire. A bad hire is expensive for the company. Hiring known candidates takes much of the risk away.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 13:47
HLGEM
133k25227489
You are using some false assumptions here.
The first one is that just because you thought the interview went well does not mean that they thought it did. I've interviewed people in the past who thought they did a great job in the interview and couldn't believe they weren't selected. Often, they did not do nearly as well as they thought they did. We are not looking just for technical skill but for fit with the team. And some technical skills are more important to us than others. And sometimes what you think is the right answer to a question is not what we think it is.
Next you assume you should get the job because you are qualified for the job. Most hiring managers try never to even interview people who are not qualified at least on paper. So likely all your serious competitors for the job were qualified. Qualifications may get you the interview, they do not get you the job.
Next is the assumption that just because you did well, you are entitled to the job. But you forget that this is a competition. Other people may have done as well or better than you did in the interview. If I have one position and three people I would love to hire, I still can't hire all three, I don't have the budget for that.
Next you seem to feel you are entitled to some sort of explanation from the people who didn't hire you. Why on earth would they ever do that? Is there any benefit to the company in telling candidates why they were not hired? No. Is there any risk? Yes.
Another hard truth is that sometimes a job was created for a specific person, but company rules mean they have to interview several people. When this happens, no one except the person they created the job for is going to get the job. It doesn't matter how well you do on the interview. The best you can hope for in this case is that they will be impressed enough with you to want to consider you seriously the next time they have an opening. Making them mad by complaining about not getting the job and pestering them as to why, puts you out of the running for any future openings too. I'm not saying this is the case with this job, but it may be because they have personal ties to the person they hired.
Even if this isn't the case, it still may work out better for the guy with personal contacts. If the hiring manager is comparing Joe, a person he has worked with before and who he knows to be reliable, dependable and great problem solver, to Harry, who seems to be very qualifed but who he only knows from the interview, which one is going to interest him more? The sure bet of Joe who he knows can do the job even if he needs to get up to speed on one of the technologies (but he has seen him do that before) or Harry who he only knows from an hour interview? Add into that mix the fact that the last guy they hired who seemed really qualifed didn't work out. Most people would hire Joe under those same circumstances. That doesn't say anything bad about you, just that they view Joe as the less risky hire. If Joe had not applied, then they might have chosen you. There is a reason why many companies offer bonuses to employees who recommend someone. That is because people with a personal recommendation are a much smaller risk to hire. A bad hire is expensive for the company. Hiring known candidates takes much of the risk away.
answered Apr 17 '14 at 13:47
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Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
– Carson63000
Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
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Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
– Carson63000
Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
– Carson63000
Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
Yep really excellent answer HLGEM, I think you covered all the bases!
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Apr 17 '14 at 23:41
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It's like being rejected after the first date. You are looking for an objective reason why you got rejected when you yourself disclosed a subjective reason: someone with personal links. As far as that other person being less qualified than you, who cares? You talk as if you are entitled to the job merely because you think that your qualifications are better. That's not how it works in the real world. Look for another opportunity elsewhere. You are just wasting your time barking up that tree.
– Vietnhi Phuvan
Apr 17 '14 at 11:59
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The person with personal links may be less qualified than you are... but perhaps he or she was also willing to accept a smaller compensation package.
– Stephan Kolassa
Apr 17 '14 at 13:39
@user18845 - How exactly do you know they are less qualified for the job?
– Ramhound
Apr 17 '14 at 13:48
The game is rigged. Welcome to the world.
– Wesley Long
Apr 17 '14 at 16:34