Recently, I applied for a consultant position. The initial interview (this was a technical interview). Cleared this interview and went for two more interviews, mostly focused on consulting skills, behavioral questions, fit etc. I really thought the interviews went well. However, I received the feedback that they are not moving ahead with me. Since I really thought the interviews went well, I needed to know what exactly went wrong. So I sent the recruiter an email thanking .. cont'd..

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That’s the name of the game unfortunately. At least they responded to you. 

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For legal reasons and/or efficiency, they often can't be too specific unfortunately.

They may have proceeded with a more senior or seasoned candidate, in which case this feedback would still hold true.

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Had a similar experience :/ got rejected after final round and was told they wanted someone with more experience. Not very constructive, i guess you really don’t have the experience. But given that they kept you for that many rounds, not sure that’s the reason.

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Cont'd.. for the opportunity and requested whether I could get a feedback exactly why I was rejected. the recruiter received the feedback from the interviewers saying that they are looking for more depth of experience at this time. Isn't it a very generic feedback? I really hate such feedbacks. Shouldn't the feedback be a little objective?

Just being honest — from your writing it sounds like English is not your first language. Perhaps they thought this might be an issue but thought it would be politically incorrect to say so.

Generally job interview feedback is rare and, when given, not specific.

Having been on the other side, I can tell you that if you have proceeded past the first round, your capabilities are not in question. So there is often not a specific reason, but more of an overall impression that one candidate is a better match than the other.

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