“Thank you for your application for the Business Analyst — Operations digital transformation position. We’re sorry to say that this position is no longer available.” (歐系銀行)
“I’m afraid we are not able to offer individual interview feedback as a company policy but as you’re aware, the calibre of [我沒念過的學校] MBA students is very high and we had to make some hard choices. I would like to thank you for your time and wish you all the best with your job search, and the completion of your MBA. Furthermore, as per our recruitment policy, if you are still interested in [該公司] your candidacy will be considered by the industry recruiters 6 months post graduation.” (美商網路公司)
2. 溫情喊話系列
“I really liked your experience and I was impressed by your achievements but we need to focus on immediate needs in Europe for the time being. I would like to keep in touch regarding our expansion in Asia, which could happen mid to late 2019.” (私募基金平台)
“I’ve discussed internally and also thought hard about this. We’ve decided this isn’t the best mutual fit at the moment. [中間原因省略] You’d be a much better product manager candidate, however as we mentioned earlier this isn’t the best time for us to fill that position either. I think you’re a great talent and I’m sure you’ll achieve great success in your career. Perhaps in a few months situations will change and we’ll get the opportunity to collaborate. Let’s stay in touch! Feel free to let me know if there’s anything I can help with.” (新創)
3. 懷疑人生系列
“Unfortunately, after reviewing your application, we don’t see you being a fit for this particular role.” (金融科技獨角獸)
“Having reviewed your CV and background information, we don’t believe that your profile fits what we’re looking for those roles as we’re looking for folks with more of a proven track record in either digital product management or marketing.” (成長駭客公司)
“Unfortunately, while I’m sure you may have questions, we are not able to provide individual feedback on resumes or applications given our candidate volume. Should you want to reapply in the future for a similar position, we encourage you to wait 12–18 months to allow for additional experiences to be reflected on your resume.” (管顧公司)
There are many reasons that students don’t have jobs and one of them is companies miss great candidates. One year, one of the Big 6 companies did not even interview the president of the [某學校] tech club who had a master’s degree in computer engineering, had been a PM at a major tech company and had worked for one of the big three consulting firms. When I asked this company why they did not even interview her, they said, “Wow, she is an amazing candidate, somehow she slipped through the cracks.”
就這樣, 我學會接受不堪的事實, 理解「被拒絕 (可能) 是常態」, 甚至跟公司的人開玩笑說求職季比較像是拒絕季 (It’s more like a rejection season for me), 直到專屬於我的那個機會降臨.
延伸閱讀 “I always tell people, if we have a good quarter it’s because of the work we did three, four, and five years ago. It’s not because we did a good job this quarter.” (Jeff Bezos) 所以打 1 篇文章也是要花費倍數時間搜集資料 / 組合想法 / 賣力埋梗 / 仔細檢查的 (誤). 總之過程中的額外發現跟大家分享: 有目前最喜歡最清楚的招募流程, 還有大神把找工作自動化.
