Update on the job search

Considering how my unemployment is the catalyst for this blog, I should write about how the job search is going.  In a few words, not great, but not all hope is lost yet.

The big company I interviewed with a week and a half ago.  Didn't get it. 
"We appreciate the time you invested in interviewing for the position, however, have decided to offer the position to another candidate whose skills, experiences and backgrounds more closely match the requirements of the job."
So I'll be boycotting this medical device company.  Of course, one of my friends asked, "What if you're passed out?"  Obviously in that case I don't have a say, but if I'm going over options with my doctor, I will try to push them towards one of their many competitors.  But let's hope I never actually need one of those things.

My wife believes that my interview was kind of a formality and that they had someone else in mind already considering that my interview was very last minute and I wasn't asked any technical questions, which is really rare for me.  I'll never know if that's the case, but I definitely got the feeling that the behavioral interview thing is very standard there.  


I got two more job rejections around the same time and I also had a phone interview that just went poorly.  This HR person really wanted to know all of the details of why I'm not at my last job and really, as much I danced around, it was difficult to get everything to sound good.  So if I'm ever in need of a floor cleaning machine, it won't come from Tennant just because I thought that woman not very nice or understanding.


And I just got a job rejection from Mckinsey, the consulting company I had applied to a few weeks ago.  I wasn't qualified for the job, but still got this message from them:
"We have reviewed your background and are impressed by your accomplishments. However, we are unable to offer you the opportunity to interview with us at this time.  A decision such as this is always difficult to make, as we receive applications from many highly qualified and accomplished individuals."
You know, I really don't think their decision was really all that difficult in my case.  At least they sent me an e-mail.  Most other companies you get the form letter right after you apply saying they'll keep your resume on file for a year and they'll contact you if anything comes up and then you never hear back.

I do have one company that I met with last week.  That went well, but of course nothing is set in stone, but he had me feeling optimistic.