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| Sep 11, 2015 at 15:03 | comment | added | Masked Man | That experience teaches you to always hand the interviewer a copy of your resume at the start of the interview, even when they claim to have "already seen it". | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 15:02 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | That's what hiring managers would normally think, but given the resume screw-up you have a valid reason to ask if you could be reconsidered for a higher-level position. They might very well still say no but it's both more honest and more useful than trying to accomplish the same thing by going to the second interview. That they're calling you in indicates that you are probably a good cultural fit so it's worth checking if they just didn't realise that you may have the experience they're looking for. Remember to edit the resume fiasco into your question by the way. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:56 | comment | added | Eve Richards | Sadly I think that the combination of them having the wrong résumé and my underperformaning may just make it seem as though I'm calling sour grapes on my interview. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:51 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | That's a rather important piece of information to leave out of your question since it's a valid argument for contacting the company again to explain, which may make them give you another shot. And prejudice isn't the right term here but it's very likely that you were immediately identified as entry-level if you only have a few years experience. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:41 | comment | added | Eve Richards | Ah, on the topic of résumés, the interviewer had a copy which was 2 years out of date (the recruiting company messed that up!). I furnished him with a new one at the end of the meeting when I realised what had happened. I hope this didn't prejudice him against me :/ | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:38 | answer | added | Lan | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:37 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | Also note that if you've never managed a team before, then you may want to accept the offer your company gave you (assuming it's competitive) and postpone your job search for a while. It's much, much easier to be hired in similar management positions once you've already proven that you can effectively manage a team. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:36 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | Are you sure it's because you flubbed the interview or it could it be that your resume or profile doesn't indicate the level of experience they're looking for in candidates for their senior position? Remember that what your company calls a senior position could still be considered junior at other companies. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:22 | comment | added | Eve Richards | The preliminary interview was to determine what position I would interview for at the second stage. So I performed not so badly that they rejected me, but not well enough to be offered a chance at a senior position. | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:19 | answer | added | ChrisF | timeline score: 9 | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:18 | comment | added | Lilienthal♦ | To clarify: they actually rejected you for the position you initially interviewed for but later/at the same time asked if you'd be interested in an entry-level position? | |
| Sep 11, 2015 at 14:11 | history | edited | Eve Richards | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 11, 2015 at 13:45 | history | asked | Eve Richards | CC BY-SA 3.0 |