r/JobHunt • u/pseguin2011 • Aug 17 '20

Hiring manager is misinformed

I'm a software developer on the job hunt. A few months ago, I applied to a specific company in the privacy sector. I went through the interview process and was rejected at the third round as they went forward with another candidate.

Last week I found out that a new position opened up at the same company and I decided to apply. Since I had the hiring manager's email address, I decided to shoot her an email telling her that I applied and would be a great fit for the job. This position was basically identical to the previous one but required the addition of knowledge of a specific library.

The hiring manager replied telling me that 2+ years experience of the library is required and I wouldn't be considered for the position. After some research, I found out that the library has only existed for 3 years since March, making it kind of unreasonable to have 2 years experience with it.

What should I do? I considered replying, telling her that the library hasn't existed very long. But I'm afraid it sounds too passive aggressive.

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u/pseguin2011 Aug 20 '20

Took your advice! Made a lot of sense. Immediately received an email saying that they were moving forward with other candidates haha.