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Hey guys. I have been applying to Amex for the past 1 year. Tried applying on the portal, through referrals and even hr consultants reached me regarding the roles since I have a relevant profile. But not once have I been shortlisted or called for an interview. What could be the problem?
PS: I have gotten calls from every other company for the same profile but not amex. Can't be a problem with the profile. Seems something dicey which I'm not aware of.American Express
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Advertising: Embrace failure.
Also advertising: Remove that agency that you failed at from your resume.
Depends: Do you wanna talk about it in your next interview?
Definitely not. It has happened to most of us for different reasons and as long as you left for a better job good for you
I’m seeing a lot more people not announcing new jobs on LI immediately. Makes sense too. Making a mistake or two is normal. But if it’s a pattern, right there for all to see perhaps the problem is with the candidate not the job. There’s no rule that says you must update your LI when you start a new role. Do it when you are happy to announce.
I left a place after two months for the same reason, I didn’t have it on my resume or LinkedIn. Said I was freelancing when asked and spoke about the clients I worked on at my previous agency before crap job.
Everyone has a horror story where they made the wrong decision. Own it and explain why.
These people that are saying you should talk about a horror story are wrong. Here is why. If you felt like the job wasn’t what you signed up for an quit, people will assume you may think the same thing about the next job. It’s better to keep things positive.
I mean... you don’t even tell people your pregnant until it’s been cooking in your belly for a little more than 3 months...
So, um, nope.
If it’s still cooking in your belly after 10 months then you’ve got bigger problems than what to tell recruiters.
It depends if you were a contractor or if it was FTE. If it was contract to hire and things didn’t work out but I learned from the experience and wanted to speak towards it, I’d add it in my freelance client pile.
I put a 9-month stint on my resume after swearing for an entire lifetime I would never put anything less than a year on my resume. If it's worth talking about it's worth putting on there.
Depends: do you have prior relevant experience you can talk about instead? (ie another agency role that you came from)
try your best to not burn a bridge, don't bother putting it on the resume.
Don’t ever use the phrase “not what I signed up for.” But if there’s a legitimate back story beyond that you didn’t do your research or and/or that the company misrepresented your role, do explain it. The example that comes to mind for me — I interviewed a candidate once who had left a huge corporate environment to go to a start-up that was acquired 8 weeks after she started She quit. That was helpful context and made me more confident she would be a good fit for our small company rather than concerned about her commitment or professionalism. Just don’t bash anyone.
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Remove it
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