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I submitted the resume again with the correct resume should I email them and let them know ? Guess I should kiss this role bye bye lol after this mistake !
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I am so tired of the rejection and tomorrow's interview seems like such a great position. I am trying hard to stay confident but it is not easy, since I have been rejected for so many roles.
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Annetta Moses
For this job search, I strongly encourage you to network. Ideally, you will know people at the company before you interview and have a sense of the company culture fits with you.
Good luck.
Anonymous
You didn't share your title/role but sounds like you are in some type of change management or coaching.
Here's what I got from what you shared:
In your first example, you did the thing that the company needed, you helped them achieve the change or goal, so it stands to reason that due to your superpower, you essentially set them on track and gave them the blueprint. You had inside advantage on that job since you spent time there, so you knew the inner workings and that gave you an edge.
On the 2nd, it sounds like they had ulterior motives and bringing you on to basically do a hard reset, left you without an inside champion. That just hurts, especially since it involved a relocation for you.
But on this 3rd one, I think you're spot on. You've learned a thing or three and saw the red flags going up right away. You were able to recognize that there was a disconnect. The top didn't set you up for success, the local team likely felt blindsided, maybe even insulted. That's not on you.
Have you ever thought about consulting/contract work? It has it's cons, but based on your experiences it could be a less hostile approach for what you do. With this approach, leadership has to take an active part vs. hiring someone internally and letting them loose in the barn.
Take your experiences and mold them to your advantage. You are the expert, the professional that will make the changes they need, but you also have to challenge the leadership to meet you at the door.
Someone suggested reaching out to your first role's VP, I think that's an excellent idea that's worth exploring! Maybe share that you're considering setting up your own consulting firm (great guise, either way) and that you'd like to pick their brain. You could put together some open ended questions, gain some insight from the top down. This allows you the freedom to ask tough questions. Just use care to not make the conversation about you and what you did/didn't do. We're rooting for you!