Vagabond At Heart

However we wish you every success with your endeavours.

Rejection 2

Thank you for your recent application for the position of  XXXXX at XXXXXX. I regret to inform you that we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion. We received a number of high quality applications for this role and selected the candidates with the knowledge, skills and experience that most appropriately matched our requirements. Thank you again for your interest in XXXXXXX, we wish you every success in your future career.

Thank you for your interest in careers with XXXXXX. We appreciate the time you spent completing the online application.

Rejection 3 

Our goal is to find the best fit between a person’s talents and strengths and the company’s needs. We believe this approach provides individuals with the greatest opportunities for personal and professional growth. Unfortunately, at this time, we do not have an available role that would take full advantage of your strengths. Therefore, we cannot further pursue your candidacy.

Although we do not provide assessment feedback, your confidential application information will remain in our candidate system talent bank.  We will contact you if an appropriate opportunity does arise.

Again, thank you for your time and application. We wish you the best in your endeavors.

In addition to these 3 rejections, I received 3 calls for interivews.

 I decline possibility 1 as the opportunity does not align with what I am seeking. In addition, the organisation and its environment is very much similar to my current company.  

Went through first round of interview with possibility 2. Am very keen in it as both the opportunity and organisation offers future possibility for further development. It is one of the top tier company in its industry. Main issue the interviewer had with me was “Given your experience, why are you applying for the position of an assistant instead of the main role.”

This is the tricky part since they seem to think of it as taking a step backward. The reason is simple. I am just tired of being in the front end role. But, I still want to be in a role where I can confidently utilise my experiences. I need to find a way to convince them that not wanting to be in a front end role does not signify a lack of self confidence or any possible lack of commitment. It is just the lifestyle I seek. It does not mean that I am going to be irresponsible or do a lousy job. It just means I want to shift my point of focus in work to a different scope. Something for me to chew on. Since that is the main question that all interviewers have to date. I need to work out a few better variations of my reasons for seeking the transition. It is quite of funny to think that I have a higher probability of success if I am applying for the main role instead of the assistant role. Not to mention a higher pay as well. Maybe they are right. I am really weird.

For possibility 3, I am schedule for the second round of assessment next Tuesday. It is a half a day session with the team leader. We are working on a case study together to assess my fit with the role. I am looking forward to it.

Saw L after one of the interview. He was telling me to call him if I am interested in joining his company. S has been telling me the same thing too. Doesn’t anyone get it? I really want a switch from this role. Yes, I know there is a price tag to it. But as I said, I am prepared to adapt and accept the price tag of a pay cut.