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Any great resume-writer recos? I need help!
give this man a raise.
What’s the best agency to work at?
how many of you get high before/during work?
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Best (non-agency) company to work at in Boston??
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On what grounds would this be illegal, in the farthest reaches of the imagination?
At my last job (an IPG company) I had to fill out an application but it was after I already got the offer. They said it was required for my file. First time this has happened to me. Plenty of jobs I’ve gotten sans application. Definitely not illegal.
I'm going to make a few assumptions here:
- You've been looking for a job/wanting to switch for a while and are frustrated
- You're early in your career (which you've confirmed in a comment above) and haven't really experienced or run the gauntlet of corporate life
Both these things combined have led to this anger and meltdown, which is totally understandable. The economy sucks right now. That said:
- You're not "owed" anything till you sign a contract
- Companies schedule interviews on a rolling basis as they find worthy candidates and it is quite common to hear they've chosen someone else even before or after your first interview. It's par for the course.
- The fact that you think this is a disappointment, makes me think that maybe you do need to recognise that some things shouldn't be taken personally. And that also makes me think that your comment about having had a lot of disappointments in your short career might not actually all be disappointments but situations you might have misgauged and taken personally - some, not all.
Last, I hope to dear god you didn't bring this energy in your response to the agency/recruiter. Because if they reached out to you, it message they liked your profile and might reach out for future vacancies. But if your response was anything in the same vein as this post, that bridge is burned. Not trying to detract from your experience at all, but just my two cents. Which could be way off base, in which case feel free to tell me so. But hopefully this provides some perspective.
Wow W1 for a second I thought you might provide some insight and encouragement but mmmm nah. Being disappointed by this situation is normal and human. I find it super weird that OP is getting robotic responses that they “shouldn’t feel that way”. But what you do with those feelings is key. OP - recognize those emotions for being there, give yourself a time limit to feel them, and then thank those emotions for their service and then press on to the next opportunity.
At the end of the day' like everyone, the company wanted to higher, the best person they felt for the job! In some way, the fact they let you know that' instead of asking you all the way down there, only to let you know later on, Was good practice i feel!
Just wanted to say - I feel you! not illegal though
Yes. If they have found someone, they do not need to continue interviews. And you sound like you wouldn't be a good fit anywhere, if you are this entitled.