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Show High Intent When Interviewing For Experienced Roles
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Hey Reader! π It was quite a stressful week. A bunch of last-minute travel involved. Back to scheduled programming from today! If you've applied for a career clarity call recently, I'll reach out to you this week! This happened. 2+ years of experience. Got rejected in 4th round. Cultural. Companies look for intent. A slight signal of you being not excited about the opportunity might indicate you won't be there in the long term. This is important especially when a company is taking a bet on you, i.e. hiring you out of a career break, your previous experiences have been all remote and this is wfo or vice versa, your technical interviews were borderline, etc. From a company's POV, retention matters more than joining. Because if you leave early, the time and money invested is gone and they have to start over (shortlisting, interviewing, ramping up, etc.). There are 2 ways of handling this:
What have been your observations while interviewing for experienced roles? Let me know by replying to this email. We have announced the schedule for upcoming hiring tests at Cactro. Mark the dates on your calendar! https://cactro.com/testsβ π, |
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