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seesaw · Sep 23, 2017, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by golden_eve

thank you. (((Hugs)))

I work with multiple recruiting agencies, and I apply on my own.

The problem is ME. I do not interview well enough, or something, because I keep getting rejected, despite all the successes outlined on my resume.

I am at a senior level in my field and am asked all sorts of super tough and random knowledge based questions that I can never predict, and strategy-related questions, and my field requires that I know SO MUCH, that it's hard to remember every single detail, especially if I don't deal with it everyday in my current job.

It's a losing situation. Someone out there needs to see my success so far, trust it, and make a leap of faith that I am actually AM good at what I do, but no one freaking will.

I am beyond frustrated.

And I have a memory problem, so I cannot remember every single detail, then get thrown off by the random challenge questions.

I'm afraid I will continue to fail over and over again. I cannot keep doing this.

I totally understand, golden_eve. I am senior in my field too, so our interviews are a lot more intense than the entry level process. I have to do a phone interview for vetting first with HR, then I meet with the hiring manager, then with the team, then with the execs. It's like 2 weeks of interviewing for one position, and then they may or may not choose you. They even check your references, but then don't select you.

It's hard on the people serving as your references too, because they get so many calls from potential employers asking about you.

And then they'll never tell you about all their skeletons in the closet and you find out once you are working there for three months that you made a terrible decision because they have terrible leadership.

Seesaw