On Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:29:28 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

>>> /Clearly/ I don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of getting this
>>> job.
>>
>> Holy hell... I think they might actually hire me! o_O
> 
> I just got a letter today.
> 
> Apparently I am not good enough. (!)
> 
> At this point, I'm stunned. I seriously can't imagine what more I could
> have done...
> 
> Oh well, I guess I'm back to being bereft of hope.

Dust your pants off and move on to the next one.  Interviewing isn't 
about the jobs you don't get, it's about the one you eventually *do* get.

But I know exactly how you feel - I told you about the company in Oregon 
that I flew out to interview with, and even after the interview (but 
before meeting up with the HR person and the hiring manager), I thought 
things went very well.  I was quite stunned as well.  My conculsion:  
They weren't the right company for me, and if they had offered something, 
I probably wouldn't have been happy there.

Why did I come to this conclusion?  Because I felt I did everything right 
and presented what they had specifically asked for.  So, if I did things 
the way I would've done them as an employee, they'd have not been happy 
with the results, AND I might've relocated for a job that wasn't going to 
last long because of the working conditions.

So in my case (and as yours) - it's their loss.

Jim

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