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[quote=Anonymous]Some positions simply are not meant to be filled. My group was trying to hire another member for months, and one of the senior VPs always found issue with them, even the better qualified ones. So the add went back and more people came in. And we had to turn down some very good candidates.

This lasted for more than 6 months. Last month, we all were axed in a company re-org. The execs knew they wanted to re-focus the company, but had no means to tell the GM who was going get axed to trim his budget. Instead, they approved his budget, but just before the end of the financial year, they let him go, along with his entire team -- and his budget. Office politics -- and this just an example.

It also happened to me a number of times as a candidate -- and that position would often go on staying open for a year or longer.

Companies use their career page as an advertisement, not as a true reflection of needs. And office politics and managing decisions often happen in the middle of an interview cycle. I even had a position frozen between the time I gave my verbal agreement and the time the CEO had to sign the offer... after I had turned down some excellent alternatives.

So do take stock of all that you could have done better, but do consider there's a lot you have no control over. Focus on the future and give it your best. 
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