Referred but no interview - what to do now?

Hi there,

First of all, I am deeply sorry to hear that you were not invited!

This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it:

• Generally speaking, being referred seldomly is a guarantee to be invited to the interviews, especially if it is not a very senior employee providing the referral.
• Of course, you might ask the referee to ask about the reasons for your rejections and act upon this feedback. However, I do not see a lot of chances that an employee with such short company affiliation can dissuade the recruiter from his/ her decision.

In case you want a more detailed discussion on what might be your best next career steps and how you can maximize your chances to be invited, please feel free to contact me directly.

I hope this helps,

Hagen

Hi!

This happens sometimes, unfortunately!

If you received a rejection email, there isn't much you can do about it this time. However, try to understand why this happened so that you can improve for the next application.

Good luck,

Anto

Hey,

Sorry to hear this. But rejection is part of this game and almost certainly everyone faces it.

Rather than trying to over turn the rejection (which wont happen anyway), see if you can discuss with your referee on possible causes for rejection and improve your CV.

And its not uncommon to get rejected even when referred.

All the best.

Hi there,

Unfortunately this is perfectly normal and there is no way to overturn the rejection.

Remember that referrals help your odds a lot but they are by no means gaurentee! 

Try to see why it was rejected (experience, office, etc.) and work to improve this over the next year or two. In particular, make sure your resume is as optimal here (perhaps post it here?)

Yes, this happens. And there is no way to overturn this. The only thing you can do is to try to understand what are the weaknesses on your profile / CV.

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