Interviewing dilema

[LIGWY]

I currently interviewed for a new job. I was unfortunately not offered the job.

Do you think that being to happy in an interview is bad?

Also I work for a small consulting firm and tried to go to a large industrial which I have experience in industrial settings. However the person interviewing me was my bosses brother? Do you think this is why I was not offered the job? Many people say it is because I was qualified but I just do not think this would happen he is a professional so should this play a role? I think it is a cope out what do you think

 

[ctopher]

Grammar skills are a plus in interviews. I do not understand the last half of your paragraph.
What exactly do YOU think was the problem?

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

Did the interview consist of a written, English test?


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[LIGWY]

Basically, I do not think his brother would take this into account because he is a professional.

 

[ctopher]

Take what into account?? Can you start over?

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[LIGWY]

Sorry,
Many people told me that I did not get the job because my bosses brother interviewed me and he would not hire anyone that would take an employee away from his brothers consulting firm.

I just do not believe this but so many people keep saying this.

 

[ctopher]

Did he know before the interview that you worked for his brother? There has to be a good reason for them not want to hire you.
If the reason is because of what you say, I think it is against the law (not 100% sure), and I would move on somewhere else to not be between the potential political mess of the brothers.

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[LIGWY]

Yes he knew where I was currently working?

 

[ctopher]

??
Are you asking or telling?

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[LIGWY]

I really do not think that was the reason.

I know I was qualified for the job but someone else may have been just as qualified or more.

 

[ctopher]

yes, the way of life.
Move on. Good luck.

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[CorBlimeyLimey]

If the brother who interviewed you knew, before the interview, thet you were employed by his brother, he would not have wasted his time interviewing you if he was not prepared to hire you. So the fact that you work for his brother is not the reason you weren't offered the job.


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[IRstuff]

Does it really matter? Does it make you feel better? Get on with your life!

Apparently, you knew the situation ahead of time as well. You were bound to run the risk of incurring some repercussions from this action.

TTFN

 

[ischgl99]

You keep saying you were qualified for the job, but you seem to be forgetting that fitting in with the company is more important to most hiring managers. Personality and how you present yourself carries alot of weight in an interview. I don't care how qualified someone is, if I don't have a good feeling about him/her after the interview, you will not get an offer.

 

[Allen]

Do you think that being to happy in an interview is bad?

Remember that interview is a formal meeting.

 

[MintJulep]

Why are you asking us? If you really want to know why you didn't get the job, ask the man that didn't give you the job.

I've even been offered a job that I was initially not offered for taking the time to ask why I was not selected.

 

[mshimko]

Its a simple fact of life and human nature that "we" often think we are well qualified for a position when, compared to the pool of folks being considered, we are only marginally qualified.

You should consider every interview as a learning experience. What did YOU learn from the interview? How are YOU a better person/engineer for having taken the interview?

While there will always be times we feel "the situation" was not fair, if you dwell on this for any length of time, you are hurting yourself, and you are proving the interviewer made the right decision.