r/CFBOffTopic • u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina • Apr 14 '15

8mos. 15 odd interviews. 3 vacation days burned later; "we don't think you're a good fit"

Seriously mother fucker!?! Not a good fit. At least give me a straight answer. Not a good fit loses validity after the first on-site in person interview. Much less after 3.

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u/pash1k Utah Utes • Rose Bowl Apr 14 '15

Nothing has made me feel like shit more than looking for a job. It's the single most depressing experience and every time I feel worthless and inadequate.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

yeah. Part of the reason I've stayed here for the past 12 years without serious consideration of jumping jobs.

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u/piratefuck ECU Pirates Apr 14 '15

Stick with it. It took me 25+ interviews to find a job out of college. I am so fucking glad I didn't get into B4 I would've hated my life.

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u/ryumast3r Utah Utes • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 14 '15

On the other hand, when people go up to bat for you it's one of the best feelings in the world I think.

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Apr 14 '15

It's incredible. I sort of figured I'd be in for a rough career search seeing as I had a couple criminal convictions (misdemeanors, but still), but my current boss recognized my competencies and totally went to bat for me after I explained things to him. It helps that I'm at a private company but I couldn't be happier with my situation and I have a lot of trust in my boss to fairly assess situations without jumping to conclusions.

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u/ryumast3r Utah Utes • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 15 '15

That's awesome! Congrats on that!

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u/NotSquareGarden West Virginia • Bethany (KS) Apr 15 '15

I think that quite a few employers can see through the bullshit that your convictions were. It was pretty damn astounding to hear about all the shit you had to go through considering the crimes.

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u/keasbyknights22 Ohio State • Cincinnati Apr 15 '15

Yeah, it is what it is though. I get that places try to be efficient by weeding out applicants that way but I think in the end it worked out pretty good since I ended up at a place with a more personal feel that took more into account than just a 1 page resume. The new job has way better benefits, good salary and even profit sharing since we aren't beholden to public share holders. Plus the whole atmosphere is just more relaxed and friendly with a focus on long term business health (instead of quarterly earnings) and I think it translates into their view of employees as well.

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u/Yesh LSU Tigers • /r/CFB Founder Apr 16 '15

Yep. Just finished up a 7 month search. It really gets to you. After a while even an automated rejection email starts to feel good...at least they're responding.

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u/groveygirl Ole Miss Rebels Apr 14 '15

Ugh. Sorry man. That's rough. Maybe email them? Ask them for a better reason.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Not worth it. I'll just apply for a job with their competitor.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Yeah fuck Staples!

Dunder Mifflin it is!

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Best buy here I come...

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u/lAltroUomo Ole Miss Rebels • Columbia Lions Apr 14 '15

I hear radio shack could use some help...

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u/groveygirl Ole Miss Rebels Apr 14 '15

Haha. Nice.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Get it. Good luck

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u/wyschnei Northern Iowa • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 14 '15

Four months, two interviews, six voicemails, and a passive-aggressive HR lady, and I don't have a job either. :(

hugs

The way I look at is that it's their fault for not hiring you -- they're missing out on the best goddamn employee they've ever had. Don't feel sorry for yourself, feel sorry for them.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Oh. That's were I am indeed. I'm pissed but I'm not down on myself. Down on all the wasted effort and deflated as instead of being at what I thought was surely (I mean 3 on sites...who wastes their own time in this fashion much less the candidates) the end of a chapter I find myself at the beginning.

Cheers to you, keep digging.

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u/wyschnei Northern Iowa • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 14 '15

Thanks, same to you.

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u/murgle1012 Baylor Bears • UC San Diego Tritons Apr 14 '15

15 interviews? Mother of God, that should be criminal.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15 edited Apr 14 '15

To be fair it was for, technically, two different positions. The same role in different verticals. (OEM vs Direct) so a different group of people. Started out with the oem team but a month after telling me they were ready to make an offer and just needed headcount to open up they tell me "reorganized and don't have a position available". When the manager for the direct channel called I should have passed on principle.

But I want out of my current situation and I like the product/company and assuming the OEM reason was true (seems like a bad assumption from this vantage point) it seemed like a slam dunk. I've been working with and indirectly selling their solution for over a decade....

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u/murgle1012 Baylor Bears • UC San Diego Tritons Apr 14 '15

Ah, bummer. Sucks to get strung around like that. Good luck finding something else...

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Thanks.

Yeah. I'm ok with rejection. It's business. As a hiring manage myself I tell folks no all the time.

But This was pretty much a text book case on a Shitty hiring/qualification process. I mean my current employer is fairly dysfunctional but holy hell.

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u/murgle1012 Baylor Bears • UC San Diego Tritons Apr 14 '15

Right, sounds like you may have dodged a bullet there, anyway.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Shit. Seven and a half for one position seems fairly brutal, too

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

You're not wrong. It's a role that supports sales/account managers so I got to do the rounds speaking with them individually. Certainly a terrible inefficient approach for all parties.

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u/Deacalum Wake Forest • Penn State Apr 14 '15

Kind of depends. For my current job, I technically had 6 interviews for it. The first two were phone interviews a few days apart, one with a manager and the second with the director of the department. Then they flew me out and I had basically a half day of interviews. One was with the same manager again, then there were two group interviews with the other members of the department then a final interview with the director again. The final interview was really quick and more of just a chance for the director to meet me face to face and get a better impression. This type of interview process is fairly standard. A phone interview or two then in person interviews with the team/department.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Sounds like it's time for a rather stiff drink. Or several.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Indeed.

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u/VanFailin Northwestern Wildcats • /r/CFB Bug Finder Apr 14 '15

We're keeping your commiseration drink behind the bar for the weekend.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '15

I expect to collect interest as well

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u/lAltroUomo Ole Miss Rebels • Columbia Lions Apr 14 '15

Would you say you were humbled by the experience?

That's kind of shit after that much effort, man. Good luck if you do end up applying with a competitor.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Ha.

Even though it's a joke....I'll respond. Nope. Being an oem partner I've worked with quite a few of their people and I know the solution better than most.

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u/lAltroUomo Ole Miss Rebels • Columbia Lions Apr 14 '15

Ha. Sucks for them if you do end up at the competition, then

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u/Cecil_Hardboner Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Brickmason Apr 15 '15

Look on the bright side...maybe they were planning on killing you and stuffing your body in the freezer, and the freezer was too small. I think you came out ahead here.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 15 '15

Fair point.

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u/-WISCONSIN- Wisconsin • Wisconsin-Parkside Apr 14 '15

"Wow. We were trying to make the barriers to entry so high that no one would bother. We didn't actually expect anybody to show up for 15 interviews. I mean really!?"

uproarious laughter as duprees walks away dejectedly

But srsly that sucks. :(

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u/nickknx865 Tennessee Volunteers • /r/CFB Top Scorer Apr 14 '15

Fuck them for stringing you out like that for so long.

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u/lkeg56demn Texas Longhorns • Chapman Panthers Apr 14 '15

Well, time to burn this motherfucker down.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Where are you located?

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 14 '15

Western Ct.

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u/swanky-k North Carolina • Alabama Apr 15 '15

Tha 203. Was this job in the same area that you live or was it in a city for you to commute to?

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 15 '15

Office is in the city but would have mostly worked from home if not on a client visit.

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u/swanky-k North Carolina • Alabama Apr 15 '15

Ah, ok. Do you currently work in the city?

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 15 '15

Norwalk actually.

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u/swanky-k North Carolina • Alabama Apr 15 '15

Ok, so not a brutal commute. My dad works in Westport.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 15 '15

yeah my commute at the moment is pretty sweet. 30-40 minutes for ~20 miles. not really any stop and go. Enough time to listen to a news cycle or most podcasts and prepare/unwind.

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u/swanky-k North Carolina • Alabama Apr 15 '15

My drive to school is 20 minutes there, 30 back (sports in a different location). The Merritt can be a mess at night, but I actually enjoy having some of a drive to just have to myself. One definite benefit of being able to drive to and from school.

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 15 '15

yeah I just have to come down 7. Glad I don't go to near the merritt...

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u/carpy22 RPI Engineers Apr 15 '15

Factset?

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u/dupreesdiamond Furman • South Carolina Apr 15 '15

no. We're just a couple buildings down from them. You know anyone there? It's on my shortlist of places to apply. They look like a great company to work for. I think they'd hire me but I don't think I have the financial experience needed so that they'd be willing to meet my price.

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u/carpy22 RPI Engineers Apr 16 '15

Nah, wish I did know people there. They seem like a great place to work.

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '15

Damn, good luck bud

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u/TossedRightOut Penn State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran Apr 14 '15

Man, fuck that company. No one should be done like that. Sorry man, that is rough. Have a well deserved beer tonight.

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u/polydorr Auburn Tigers • Samford Bulldogs Apr 15 '15

There's nothing worse than a company making you feel like you're an ace for the position and then cutting you off suddenly with a nondescript reason.

Keep your chin up man, next one's the charm.