Best of luck!

In the meantime I’m trying to remain positive. Job searches, the interview process is like a rollercoaster- I thought I got off when I started this new job, but it seems I am very much still on it!

Again Thanks x

Although I know how hard it is to keep things open and still move on, that is exactly what a successful job search is all about. Re-posting can have so many meanings and there’s no way for you to know for sure how close to the top you are. It can even mean they simply didn’t get enough applicants yet to make a decision. I’ve worked places where we had a candidate we liked, but HR rules said we had to keep looking. And HR rules also told us not to contact applicants in between. It sucks, but please know it is very common.

I’m sorry your job search has gone on for so long, but I get comments all the time for people who wanted to tear their hair out from the frustration of search, and then the job offer comes along. All you can do is keep looking with full determination.

This is a great time to channel the frustration into action. Look at websites of companies you’d like to work for. See if you know anyone there (LinkedIn is a good resource and so is the company’s Board member list if they have one). Contact or recontact everyone you can think of (former employers, former co-workers, school career centers, members of organizations you belong to). And tell folks you know or meet about your search with fresh excitement – that really is the key to getting people invested in your search. Look for folks to ask for informationals. Also a good time to volunteer for something constructive to do but also for fresh stories about things you’ve been doing to share during interviews, and for new contacts.

Although I know job search wears the best of us down, keep looking and close no doors until you get the offer. Good luck!

I see a lot of good news here. First…they only advertised for ONE position even though they have two openings.

And asking you to freelance for a while may not be as good as a job offer, but it shows me you did indeed impress them. Maybe they’re trying you out and maybe they simply need help asap. Either way, I’d see it as an opportunity and say yes; then give it your best…and start to build workplace relationships so you get seen as someone who could fit in easily.

But also let them know you really hope they are still considering you for a full-time job. Some companies like to try before they buy. And if you think about it, you get to do that too.

Meanwhile…if they are not giving you strong indications that you have a good chance at one of the full-time jobs, keep looking so you don’t take yourself out of the job market. But I’m hoping this has a happy ending.

Good luck and please keep us posted!

I completed and turned it in that Tuesday night and waited a week until I followed up on the status of it. When I did, they told me they were still in in the interviewing process but in the meantime would like me to freelance for them as a copywriter for another website under the company. Does this sound like I’m completely out of the running for the other positions? I’m so confused b/c I thought everything went so well…

I think it’s great that your friend was able to get you an internal recommendation directly to the HR Manager. At this point, I would sent that same HR Manager a very short snail mail letter (no typos) expressing your strong interest and asking that you be given another chance to show what an asset you can be for the company. That means talk about their needs and not your wants.

Good luck!

And by the way…I understand your point, but just know personality can be interpreted many ways. It is an important part of many jobs because of relationship building and team skills. But in most cases that doesn’t mean you have to have pizazz and sizzle. Sometimes it just means you’re a nice person they’d like to work with on a daily basis.

Good luck in your career!

I applied for a position in an insurance company that advertised last May. I was called sometime in September 2010 to interview. I was told that they had delayed conducting the interviews because other things had come up.

I felt the interview went well but I may have hurt my chances on discussions about salary. I told the interviewer that I was looking for an amount nearly $20,000 more than what I was told during the interview. My mistake (due to my interview inexperience and not consulting websites such as these) was to not wait until receiving an offer.

Anyway, I called the interviewer as a follow-up some time in November 2010 and again recently as in June 2011 because the company would usual let the public know when a particular position has been filled on its website. As far as I knew the position has not been filled.

I confirmed just this past week that the position has not been filled, as a friend of mine called someone they knew at the company who informed that the company had put off filling that position (which is a new position being created) until December 2011 when the person who performs those functions though in a different position retires in December.

However, I learned that if I wasn’t selected for the second round of interviews with the companies President when they were being conducted in September 2010 then it is likely that I wasn’t being considered.

I did not make the second round of interviews.

My friend asked the person to speak to the HR Manager on my behalf and gave me a solid recommendation and requested that the company looks at my resume again because I may be the person they are looking for.

I really really want this job because it is with a reputable company with a good reputation and is very stable.

What do you think I should do to be reconsidered? I’m figuring that since it would have been a year since the second round of interviews most of those persons short listed may have found other jobs and would not longer be contenders? Also I am able to negotiate salary and accept an amount within the salary range. I know I would be a good fit for the company.

I have called the interviewer twice but got no response.

Should I follow up with a letter directly to the interviewer?

Your suggestions would be appreciated.