Got my 4th final round rejection this past Thursday. Been applying somewhat selectively since June. What did you do to improve your chances after rejections? I’m not sure what I’m doing wrong.

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OP Hang in there! I got like 6 rejections - including 3 from faang - all in final rounds. And then I landed a role in a tech firm better than all roles I got rejections from. Something amazing is right around the corner for you. Keep your head held up high and try again and again. You will get there! Most importantly is do not give up! Best of luck to you

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BCG1- What role, firm did you get ?

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OP, you should feel really good about getting to final rounds with all of those companies. Oftentimes people have to interview with them several times before they get an offer. Is it possible for you to reach out to the recruiters for some pointed feedback from them? Maybe phrase it as something you’d like to understand so that you can work on it for the future.

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Also keep the faith! Something will come through :)

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4 is nothing, D. Esp if you are recruiting for senior level roles (VP+), know that:
- there is probably already a leading horse in contention. You are there as a check mark.
- there is a lot or subjectivity esp. in industry...someone doesn’t like how you look, they have the power to reject you
- It’s common for traditional corporate leaders to not understand the multiplier effect of consulting and a tendency to select people who played the role internally vs. externally


Hang in there. It’ll happen.

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Hard to tell without knowing you, or seeing how the interviews have gone, but the fact you reached final round for all four (and all good firms) likely means there is no glaring issue with you or your interview performance.

At the EOD these decisions can be made in very personal manner by the decision makers. Are you truly ready to move on? If there is any hesitation, that might be coming off to experienced interviewers. I had similar experience, tested the water on a few interesting roles out of curiosity and reached final rounds but in the end i think they could tell my lack of true conviction, the all in mentality

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What type of firms? In my case I usually know when Interviews are going wrong. Plus there could be someone who has a candy face!

Candy face?

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Which companies rejected you?

Hang in there!!

Two FAANG and other two were Fortune 500 companies.

Hang in there man! Those seem like very exclusive and hard to break into places. Chips will fall!

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Did you get feedback that you can act on?

I also ask a similar question to C1 and address the concerns right there. One time years ago it still ended in a rejection, but I got a personal phone call from one of the interviewers who had articulated a concern and I addressed it immediately. He was a senior executive and told me he had been really impressed but couldn’t make it work for that role, but he offered me a different role if I was willing to relocate (I was not).

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Thanks all, just sucks to feel stuck and not even know what it is I’m doing wrong.

OP - mind sharing more details? Type of role, current title, skillset, total YOE, education?

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