Job Interview Crap

[stugotsms]

I had an interview at a medium size CA firm on Monday. They actually contacted me because of my experience. Went and spent about an hour and a half chatting with HR which I hate doing. Said I would be perfect for the role blah blah blah. I'll be in contact. Money was OK. Then I get a cold email saying they do not wan to move forword. What the F***.

Has this happen to anyone else?

I would love to post the name of the firm but I won't

Stugots

 

[gabeti]

A friend of mine had the same thing happening to him. I don't know why they do these things.

 

[drlove]

You could make life difficult for them and challenge it. Call and ask to speak with the HR person who interviewed you. Then get them to expand on their sudden change of heart. If they're telling you that you're perfect for the job and giving you every indication, they owe you an explanation for their 180. Just MHO.

 

[papasmerf]

What kind of follow up did you do???????

Did you send a letter thanking them for the interview and re-voice your interest in the job?

 

[stugotsms]

The agency said that I shouldn't since I thanked them already and stated my interested at the end of the interview.

Not sure why the 180.

 

[papasmerf]

stugotsms[/left]]The agency said that I shouldn't since I thanked them already and stated my interested at the end of the interview.

Not sure why the 180.

Trust me in the professional business world follow up is key.

 

[Garrett]

Trust me in the professional business world follow up is key.

It can also be a turnoff. I have people follow up so much it came off more as desperation than interest.

It could be as simple as they lost funding.

 

[papasmerf]

It can also be a turnoff. I have people follow up so much it came off more as desperation than interest.

It could be as simple as they lost funding.

A short quick follow up is ok.........pleading your case is over the top.

 

[LancsLad]

You could make life difficult for them and challenge it. Call and ask to speak with the HR person who interviewed you. Then get them to expand on their sudden change of heart. If they're telling you that you're perfect for the job and giving you every indication, they owe you an expalnation for their 180. Just MHO.

Not in the CA world you don't.


Visualize the Army but without the love and thats the CA profession.


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[papasmerf]

Not in the CA world you don't.


Visualize the Army but without the love and thats the CA profession.


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Ah come on even Monty Python did a song about accountants........It's fun to charter an accountant........." Sailing Away, Sailing Away.

It's fun to charter an accountant
And sail the wild accountancy
To find, explore, the funds offshore
and scourge the sholls of bankruptcy.

It can be manly in insurance,
we'll up your premium semi-annually.
It's all tax deductable,
we're fairly incorruptable.
We're sailing on the wide accountancy.

Sailing Away, Sailing Away."

 

[3Tees]

Sometimes the job-hunt just stops. Before striking-out on my own, I worked for a large company in my industry. It was not uncommon for us to do lots of interviews and then change our minds about the position for various reasons - budget, lack of work, promoting from within, having senior people agree to divide the work for more pay, etc... My group also had the authority to hire without getting "executive blessing", but on a few instances when they found-out, they stopped it. They already had re-shuffling plans in the works and would want us to wait about six months before they took effect.

I felt shitty any time we did a round of interviews and didn't hire anyone, but it is a way of life. When an employer holds all the cards, they can do what they want. There is no obligation to hire any of the candidates they interview.

If you do follow-up with this, be sympathetic rather than accusatory in your tone. Sometimes the person interviewing you doesn't make the final decisions on these matters.

 

[LancsLad]

Ah come on even Monty Python did a song about accountants........It's fun to charter an accountant........." Sailing Away, Sailing Away.

It's fun to charter an accountant
And sail the wild accountancy
To find, explore, the funds offshore
and scourge the sholls of bankruptcy.

It can be manly in insurance,
we'll up your premium semi-annually.
It's all tax deductable,
we're fairly incorruptable.
We're sailing on the wide accountancy.

Sailing Away, Sailing Away."

We are a fun bunch thats for sure. but unless things have gone all soft and mushy since I left the Public Practice game there was very little to distinguish between the Army chain of command and that in the firm I was with.



Gotta love Python.

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[train]

Not in the CA world you don't.


Visualize the Army but without the love and thats the CA profession.


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Well I'm glad you fell in love while you were in the army Lancs . Doesn't happen to everyone

I worked in a CA firm for 10 years, made partner, moved to another city, hated the place, quit to start a company. For the professional staff (CA's)it's a pyramid structure which forces people up from the bottom. Up or out is their motto.
Non-professional staff is a bit of a different story. I'm not sure which area you were being interviewed for.
There are shortages in a lot of areas due to the additional bullshit heaped on public companies due to The infamous US fraud cases - Sarbannes-Oxley etc etc.
Perhaps they were interviewing 20 people for 5 jobs and while you were qualified they happened to choose someone else. Your agency should be able to give you more feedback as to why than they have.

 

[Keebler Elf]

They found someone else, plain and simple.

 

[LancsLad]

Well I'm glad you fell in love while you were in the army Lancs . Doesn't happen to everyone

I worked in a CA firm for 10 years, made partner, moved to another city, hated the place, quit to start a company. For the professional staff (CA's)it's a pyramid structure which forces people up from the bottom. Up or out is their motto.
Non-professional staff is a bit of a different story. I'm not sure which area you were being interviewed for.
There are shortages in a lot of areas due to the additional bullshit heaped on public companies due to The infamous US fraud cases - Sarbannes-Oxley etc etc.
Perhaps they were interviewing 20 people for 5 jobs and while you were qualified they happened to choose someone else. Your agency should be able to give you more feedback as to why than they have.

I thrived in the pyramid structure and was one of the smartass wunderkind fastrackers but when I got to Manager level I took a good hard look at the firm, ie other Partners, and realized I could never be like them.

I left for my own manufacturing company and have never looked back.


Everyone is different though , as many buddies who stayed to Partnership are happy campers now making a killing off the "born again" paranoia and a good healthy pyramid.

 

[lawyerman]

I think it is strange when they ask for employment references and after the references are completed and checked out, they still don't hire you.

If they are not interested, why would they ask for references?

If I were hiring someone for the firm, I would not ask for references. It is just wasting my time.

 

[james t kirk]

Trust me in the professional business world follow up is key.

Not in my business - Engineering (no songs by Pyton).

You'd be laughed at as a kiss ass.

As far as it goes to the original poster - c'est la vie. Move on, something better will be out there.

 

[burt-oh-my!]

Be professional all the way - never be antagonistic or challenging, or burn bridges behind you.

Personally I'd send them a thank you note, basically showing them how professional and presentable you are. Wish them the best of success. DO NOT say 'if you ever change your mind call me' etc - that comes across as pleading.

I have DEFINITELY found that people who have rejected me can eventually provide business later. I am talking people who were clients, then switched.

 

[Meister]

Be professional all the way - never be antagonistic or challenging, or burn bridges behind you.

Personally I'd send them a thank you note, basically showing them how professional and presentable you are. Wish them the best of success. DO NOT say 'if you ever change your mind call me' etc - that comes across as pleading.

I have DEFINITELY found that people who have rejected me can eventually provide business later. I am talking people who were clients, then switched.

Best advice.

If the guy they chose doesn't work out they may call you back in 3 months.

 

[papasmerf]

Not in my business - Engineering (no songs by Pyton).

You'd be laughed at as a kiss ass.

As far as it goes to the original poster - c'est la vie. Move on, something better will be out there.

You are delusional
have you ever presented a proposal?????????

You follow up on it with the customer.