I am so happy to get a offer last week but I find I was pregant. I notice my new company but they do not hire me even though my experience was qualified this job.
Now I am sad because I do not have a job…
I interviewed for a position today (it's a state job-Department of Revenue) and they emailed me asking me to complete a background check form and also asked for a 3rd reference. I really don't have another good reference. I could get great references at my current job but I am not…
Hi everyone. I need some outside-the -box thinking. I have a demanding leadership role that means working 45-50 hours a week. I have a commute and two kids. I am divorced and have 50/50 custody. On my weeks with the kids, I feel like I am burning the candle at both ends. I try to get a…
I'm just trying to see if getting out of this in person meeting is even a possibility. I remember last year when my Director, Supervisor, & I worked for 3 days in a row at an outdoor event in the scorching heat & my director said we could use liberal leave the next day. Then, I requested to use it…
This isn't for me as my job is currently stable. But can anyone give me advice on job hunting in your 60s? My husband, who is 62, may be losing his job (lay off, not firing). He is diabetic and really needs health insurance. And we're just so terrified about the job market and his age. He's been an…
My director resigned, kind of suddenly. If the leaders wanted me they would have come to me. They didn't. But I'm going to apply anyway.
There is no way I would be really considered but I am hoping even as I tell myself there is no hope. How do you keep…
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Jessica Ferland
Some things you don't get to know, like whether the other answer would have made an impact. If you are comfortable, reach out to request feedback. That could be very insightful.
Anonymous
Please don't run yourself in circles trying to determine the what-if of a situation like this. As others have said, it's a hard job market right now, and their decision not to move forward with your application might not have anything to do with your answer or your application other than, for whatever reason, you were not as good a fit as someone else. If you were laid off in late in July, you actually haven't even been out of work that long, even though I'm sure it feels that way, especially considering how much interviewing and hiring slows down in December. There is something out there for you. I think you're doing a lot to advance yourself and your career (including the self-reflection), but you will not be well served in your search trying to figure out the answer to something unknowable.
Ellen Idler
Thanks so much for this helpful answer.