So I am having a bit of trouble with recruitment. It hasn't been an issue with getting intros. interviews or second round interviews.
The problem I've been having is I'm getting to the 4th,5th or 6th round of interviews only to be dropped or hear nothing back from the company.
This has happened five times now and I'm getting concerned. I've had this both from large blue chips and small shops.
I don't think its the technical tests I'm messing up, I always received good feed back for them and I've normally done one or two interviews after those.
I'd be grateful if anyone could tell me what I'm likely messing up.
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Remember, the recruitment process can be unpredictable, and sometimes it comes down to factors beyond your control. Keep refining your approach, and eventually, the right opportunity will come along. Good luck!
Sources: Recruiting is broken [Change my mind], Would appreciate some advice, Depressed from recruiting, A non-target's failure, Recent Grad -- Lost & Frustrated, Seeking Advice
It's just a tough market man...ton of overqualified candidates for every opening. Only advice I'd have is after technicals / case they're mostly evaluating fit and vibe so make small talk, insert anecdotes about why you want to work for their fund, and try to draw connections.
Is this for internships/grad roles or lateral roles?
Its for laterals. I had two years as an analyst at my current place and I really want to move.
Firstly, I would echo what others have said re it being a very tough job market (probably the most difficult since 2008/09).
Having been in a similar position on numerous occasions in the past few years (getting to multiple final rounds around the same time with no offers), its easy to assume that there is something systematically wrong with your approach/candidacy, but in reality it may simply be the case that you're not the best candidate for each role in the employer's eyes for a variety of reasons none of which are connected.
The truth is at any given time you're going to be coming up against just as if not more qualified candidates than yourself. So if you haven't been able to get any actionable feedback post final rounds (e.g. lacking experience, not as good a great fit with the team culture, etc), its more than likely that its nothing you're doing wrong and that the solution is persistence. If there isn't anything glaringly obvious that you're doing wrong, then you're probably almost there, and the only thing to do is keep going, keep showing up and an opportunity will materialise.
I can personally attest to how underrated a quality persistence is, especially with the sea of posters on here contemplating giving up after hundreds applications and no offers. Probably not the golden solution you were looking but hopefully it will reassure you to know that ive been where you are and I'm extremely glad I kept going.
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