Comments on: The Interview Went Well and I Still Didn’t Get The Job! http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/05/01/the-interview-went-well-and-i-still-didnt-get-the-job/ A little career advice. Some job stories. A place to learn about career education. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:35:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ronnie Ann http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/05/01/the-interview-went-well-and-i-still-didnt-get-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Ronnie Ann Fri, 02 May 2008 16:39:32 +0000 http://workcoach.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-683 Hi Jonching! I am so sorry that this happen to you. But I like to think that in a way it's a good thing because it's pushing you out of a company that doesn't match your personality and also giving you a good reason for looking so quickly. Your answer is perfect. The fact that the job scope changed and you prefer customer service to sales is an excellent reason for leaving a job. A new employer would feel very comfortable with that. You sound like a great candidate. make sure you clearly let them know how much pride you take in good customer service. Good luck, Jonching. Please let us know when you get the new job! :) Ronnie Ann Hi Jonching!

I am so sorry that this happen to you. But I like to think that in a way it’s a good thing because it’s pushing you out of a company that doesn’t match your personality and also giving you a good reason for looking so quickly.

Your answer is perfect. The fact that the job scope changed and you prefer customer service to sales is an excellent reason for leaving a job. A new employer would feel very comfortable with that. You sound like a great candidate. make sure you clearly let them know how much pride you take in good customer service.

Good luck, Jonching. Please let us know when you get the new job! :)

Ronnie Ann

]]> By: Jonching http://www.workcoachcafe.com/2008/05/01/the-interview-went-well-and-i-still-didnt-get-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-682 Jonching Fri, 02 May 2008 00:42:19 +0000 http://workcoach.wordpress.com/?p=194#comment-682 Hi Ronnie Ann I was employed by this insurance company 2 months back. But on my first day of work, I realised that the 2 managers (HOD and unit manager) that interviewed and recruit me left 3 days before. And durinhg the interim period a new HOD met up with me and inform that I will be given a new role. I am not preprare for this new role as it is totally different from what I applied and recruited for. I am service orient person and prefer to in a capacity for a client service role, the new role is sales job. Besides these, I've also realised that the company's culture is not to client oriented, should any mistakes occurr, everyone will start to point fingers at each other, forgeting that we are to solve the client's issue first. I am from a banking background, every in my previous employment will have the customer in mind before themselves, and will solve client's problem then discuss the ways to avoid hiccups. But not my current employment. I have send out applications and have gone for an interview, with a bank. The interviewer asked me why I wanted to leave the my current employment, and I mentioned the same except the company's culture above (only mentioned that the recruit left before i joined and sudden change of job scope). I am expecting a few interviews coming and they are my career objectives, which client services. What if the interview asked me about the reason for leaving current employment? Should say the same thing? Jonching Hi Ronnie Ann

I was employed by this insurance company 2 months back. But on my first day of work, I realised that the 2 managers (HOD and unit manager) that interviewed and recruit me left 3 days before. And durinhg the interim period a new HOD met up with me and inform that I will be given a new role. I am not preprare for this new role as it is totally different from what I applied and recruited for.

I am service orient person and prefer to in a capacity for a client service role, the new role is sales job. Besides these, I’ve also realised that the company’s culture is not to client oriented, should any mistakes occurr, everyone will start to point fingers at each other, forgeting that we are to solve the client’s issue first. I am from a banking background, every in my previous employment will have the customer in mind before themselves, and will solve client’s problem then discuss the ways to avoid hiccups. But not my current employment.

I have send out applications and have gone for an interview, with a bank. The interviewer asked me why I wanted to leave the my current employment, and I mentioned the same except the company’s culture above (only mentioned that the recruit left before i joined and sudden change of job scope).

I am expecting a few interviews coming and they are my career objectives, which client services. What if the interview asked me about the reason for leaving current employment? Should say the same thing?

Jonching

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