So, I was recently interviewed for a Tier-2 firm in the Middle East. The interviews went really well in my opinion. By the way, I am a recent graduate with no formal work experience but interned at a prominent non-profit and at FAANG. I got a call from the firm saying they were impressed with my communication skills and believe I have a lot of potential but it came down to me and another candidate who had a bit more experience and they went with them. They also mentioned that once I gain just slightly more experience, they are more than happy to interview me next year. In fact, a friend from the same firm mentioned to me they scaled back on hiring for now so that might have been one of the factors where they were being careful with future hires.
My question is, has anyone been through a similar experience? I am just a little sad that they interviewed me and I got rejected for something not within my control (work experience) as an entry-level. Good thing, I have an interview coming up with another consulting firm, so I really hope that works out. Any suggestions would be helpful, thank you so much!
Hey Francesco- you are right- we will never know the real reason. But I did contact the interviewers and I become well-connected with one of the interviewers and he told me his only concern was my lack of experience (and the reason did match up with what the recruiter said) compared to another candidate which he only believes can be accomplished by me in 3 months or less (an internship period) in a stakeholder environment. And he even went on to share resources through which I can enhance my skills. Anyway, I will just focus my energy on the next interviews :)