Thank you letter after rejection?
Hey everyone,
This is my first post. Just got told I didn't receive an internship at the BB I interviewed at yesterday. I thought it had gone really well, but I guess not. Is it worth it to write a thank you letter asking for advice going into future interviews?
Also, I read somewhere that if the interviewers ask where else you're applying it's a good sign, my interviewers asked and I was honest about having 2 upcoming consulting interviews, this was the only answer they wrote anything down for. Was this a mistake? And is this question really a good sign?
Thanks!
It's impossible to know whether it was a mistake or not to tell them about your upcoming interviews. I hardly think that was the reason you were rejected.
I was also rejected a couple of weeks ago after 1st round on a BB in London. But in the email they said that they could not provide any feedback due to many applicants or something.. (standardized email of course). Even before the interview, while waiting in the lobby, they asked us to not ask them about any cards. So I had no one to write a thank you mail to, but I did anyway actually (to the recruitment team, haha).. But did not get any reply.
So... If it was a BB in London I don't think you will get any feedback anyway.. I'm affraid :P
You could just shoot quick thank you notes to both of them
Thank You Letter After You Are Rejected? (Originally Posted: 12/17/2013)
I was informed today that another candidate had been selected over me in the final round of the interview process. I'm still interested in working for the company in the future. Is it appropriate or advisable to write a thank you letter for the consideration? I hope this would allow me to stand out if another opening should arise. If it is appropriate who should I address it to, the MD who I had one interview with or the HR manager that I met with several times?
Following-up email after rejection (Originally Posted: 06/01/2015)
Morning monkeys,
So after cold-mailing a bunch of HFs and PWM places around my university, and basically being told "no" or no reply by all for an internship. At this point, I'm pretty desperate for something this summer, and everything I applied to hasn't worked out, so I'm stuck. I was wondering; how should I phrase a follow-up email to one of the guys who was quite nice and replied back to me, but told me that his firm "did not have any internship programs?" I would potentially like to work there part-time, unpaid, and since he doesn't have any internship programs at his firm, I thought I would just reply and ask if I could help around in any way I could.
Thanks for the help.
If they say they don't have an internship program, I don't see the point in bothering them about one. I've been in the same situation as you and I just moved on. It's not like they're lying to you or something. Most firms are generally small and don't have the resources for an internship program.
However, if they don't reply, I would send them an email a week later and reiterate your interest in their firm. If they still don't reply, wait another week and try once more. After that just move on. Although, my response rate after following up one week later was very high, so you usually won't have to follow up multiple times.
Just take the loss and keep moving man. Good luck in your search
email after rejection (Originally Posted: 11/13/2014)
Hey guys, I'm currently a graduate student from U of I. These days I felt so bad since I was rejected by NYC Deloitte after the on-site interview for audit. I thought the interview went well and I should have got the offer, but this Monday I received the call telling me they can't give me an offer. So I'm thinking about writing an email to one of the partners that interviewed me that day. Do you have any suggestion about the email? Really thanks!
Just thank him, tell him you will work hard to get there and wish him luck. Tell him you will keep in touch
Follow Up after a Rejection (Originally Posted: 03/19/2013)
I had a phone interview today with a VP for a SA position at a boutique IB shop, he knew from some back and forth emails between him and I that I was a freshman, so the entire conversation was basically just behavioral questions that I nailed.
Him and I had some things in common (not alumni) which we spent a fair amount of time chatting about very casually.
When it came down to it, he said he would be unable to give me a SA position due to 1) They just hired a fulltime analyst and are simply not hiring interns for this summer, and 2) I lack the required finance/accounting background they're looking for anyway. Unfortunately, my UG finance program doesn't start until Soph year, which he understood since his UG was the same way. The only relevant coursework I have is Calc, Micro/Macro, Into Management, and an upper level Econ course. I do have previous internship experience though which is what got me in the door.
He said that he really liked my attitude and initiative, and said that he tried thinking of something that I could possibly do over the summer but couldn't find anything, and said for him to be the first one I call after next year once I have more courses done and he'll find me something.
I was just wondering what a good way to follow up to this rejection would be, and if anyone had any tips it'd be great. Tried searching around but couldn't find anything on a situation like this.
It's impossible to know whether it was a mistake or not to tell them about your upcoming interviews. I hardly think that was the reason you were rejected.
I was also rejected a couple of weeks ago after 1st round on a BB in London. But in the email they said that they could not provide any feedback due to many applicants or something.. (standardized email of course). Even before the interview, while waiting in the lobby, they asked us to not ask them about any cards. So I had no one to write a thank you mail to, but I did anyway actually (to the recruitment team, haha).. But did not get any reply.
So... If it was a BB in London I don't think you will get any feedback anyway.. I'm affraid :P
Don't worry about thanking the HR manager, they'll probably forget who you are by new years. But yes on the MD.
offer to work for free if youre that desperate
I would call HR and ask for feedback (assuming they didn't already), rather than email the partners.
Keep it short and sincere. Sent this after a rejection once:
I appreciate the follow up, Name. While I am saddened to not receive an offer, I am grateful to have been considered and hope for another opportunity in the future, as I greatly enjoyed meeting your team and feel I would be a great fit.
Best Regards, Name
"Saddened" may be a little too strong in retrospect, but they reached out a while later about an opportunity in a different office. Good luck!
Chuck,
Please see the following links, although your post is nearly a year old, I find this approach to be meaningful all-round. Who knows what the follow-up response could entail.
Best
theladders . com/career-advice/letter-to-write-when-you-dont-get-job linkedin . com/pulse/20140611220915-780585-the-biggest-mistake-after-a-job-rejection
Thank those who told you no for their time. They deserve it for taking the time to respond to you. Follow up with those that didn't reply. Nothing you can do there.
Keep looking. There are always more firms and more "similar" jobs out there and you never know how they will help you. I worked for a top-3 commercial brokerage platform, but when I applied to my graduate internship with the REPE shop I work at, they were honestly more interested with the half a year of residential property management I worked 100% because I just needed a paycheck while I looked for a better job. At the time, I thought the management job, a position a lot of times held by middle aged women with a highschool education at most, was complete bullshit and I only did it to pay the rent, but my current company invests in multifamily and loved that I know what it takes to run a property.
Find something. You can always spin it later.
I have been on the other side of the table for BB interview, and have to tell you, the reasosn for choosing one person over the other one are trivial. We received amazing candidate for first rounds and super days. It was always super tough to choose. You could have been equally as good as the person that got chosen, but anything interviewers can sense (even if they can't explain) would make them choose someone over the other one. My personal recommendation for the question on where else you are interviewing, always say similar places, never mention another industry. If not they get will get a sense that you i) are not so decided you want to do banking (or whatever you are interviewing for); or ii) your candidancy was not attractive enough for other banks you applied to. It's not good to lie in interviews, and I would never say I'm interviewing in x BB when not (you don't know who they may know), but you can paint a gray area. Like mentioning you are in touch with some small boutique banks running slower/informal processes. Hopefully they won't ask names, or you are trully doing that (at least networking).
Thank those who told you no for their time. They deserve it for taking the time to respond to you. Follow up with those that didn't reply. Nothing you can do there.
Keep looking. There are always more firms and more "similar" jobs out there and you never know how they will help you. I worked for a top-3 commercial brokerage platform, but when I applied to my graduate internship with the REPE shop I work at, they were honestly more interested with the half a year of residential property management I worked 100% because I just needed a paycheck while I looked for a better job. At the time, I thought the management job, a position a lot of times held by middle aged women with a highschool education at most, was complete bullshit and I only did it to pay the rent, but my current company invests in multifamily and loved that I know what it takes to run a property.
Find something. You can always spin it later.
I see no upside sending a thank you letter to interviewers who dinged you. If I received thank you letters from kids I have dinged, I would find it creepy.
I did send a thank you letter & asked for feedback when I was rejected from a BB. The interviewer was kind enough to give me detailed feedback on where I should improve and even gave me credits for taking the initiative to ask. However, this is in Asia & it's after the final round - might be different from your case.
Thanks for the help, but like I said, Im really desperate at this point, so if I were to email back asking for an unpaid position just to get some experience after a firm has said they don't have "official" internship programs, what is the best way to phrase the email?
Writing a thank you letter for a rejection can be a gracious response to the situation, especially if you intend to apply again for a full-time offer. Those roles are competitive and it's possible that they were really splitting hairs to narrow the candidate pool. Only ask for feedback if you can couch it in a way that doesn't seem socially awkward.
As others said, there's no way of knowing whether your response is what ruled you out. Don't obsess over it - you answered candidly and with what felt right at the time. Since it doesn't feel right afterward, use it as a learning point for how to answer the question better in the future.
Hit up ML, not exactly the PWM you're looking for but they will always take on "unpaid" interns. I say "unpaid" because they can no longer do the typical free internship and you'll receive college credit.
@[object Object]" thanks for the helpful insight; so you are referring to the ML branches around the country? I would have thought that they would typically not take interns due to a large corporation and confidentiality issues associated.
Yep, the branches. Everyone and their brother did an internship @ ML - most likely ater their freshman year. I'm sure the retail branches of MS, Fidelity, and fill-in the blank brokerage have some form of unpaid internship.
I speak of ML because my friends and I did one there. Are you from CA? If so, what part, i can give you some leads.
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