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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OP Again. This is a depressing thread! I was so hopeful about both jobs, and now I'm feeling that what 13:57 said must be the case, try as I did to explain my interest in slightly lower-paying jobs. Even so, I don't understand why these places wouldn't want someone who would do a great job?? I offered a number of suggestions and ideas in the interviews that everyone said were innovative, and my guess is they will tell the new person to use my ideas, even though they didn't hire me.

[b]If you are a hiring authority, why would you hire someone with less experience, who will have a much steeper learning curve (and thus be more costly in the long run), when you can hire someone with great experience and credentials who can hit the ground running from Day 1? [/b]

I really expected I'd get one of these jobs, and want to learn from this experience. Shall I dumb down my resume? Dumb down myself in interviews? What will it take to convince someone I'd be a great hire, despite my over-qualifications?

Would you feel odd about hiring someone who is making more money? I really don't want to go any further at my company, am not interested in the jobs or the field. I've turned down promotions because I want to move into another slightly different fielin my mind everything I said in the multiple interviews I had for both these jobs, I'm starting to wonder if they were thinking "Why does she want this job?" and because they had that question, did not accept my explanation, and assumed something negative about me, despite the fact that all the interviews went well.

I'm really flummoxed and frustrated by this. I've never had a failure like this before, and I'm still surprised by it.[/quote]

Up thread you said that one of the hiring managers told you they went with a candidate who is already doing the exact same job, so apparently they believe this other person can hit the ground running. You also said you are moving to a slightly different field. In that case, you will likely have a steeper learning curve than the candidate they chose.

I say this because these days, there are so many applicants for jobs that small things that did not make a difference 12 years ago make a difference now. I'm hiring for people in my new job (yes, I have a new job. 300 people applied for my job. I went through 3 rounds of interviews, 19 people total and 5 months of waiting) and what strikes me is that several people sound like they would be a great fit for the job. I can see a few of them in the role and all of said in interviews that this job would be perfect for them. Unfortunately, I can only hire two of them and it is a tremendous responsibility to choose the best fit.

It's a different job market out there. That said, you will find the right fit. You will. [/quote]

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You also said you'd likely only stay a year or two. I might take a chance on a cheaper employee that I can train and keep for 5 years versus one with itchy feet or ambitions to my own job or others after 1. The former ends up being cheaper. [/quote]

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