So, did I get hosed?

[M2d]

I was up for a job that i really wanted. I had a second, day long interview that went really well. At the end of it the director and I parted ways with her almost giving me the job. She said that she had one more interview to conduct, as a favor to an employee, but that she thought that we'd be working together soon. She also told me that her VP was going out of town for two weeks (leaving in two days), and that she'd try to get back to me before then if possible.
The only rough-ish patch of the inteview (from my perspective) was a scenario section. I was given three scenarios and had to explain how I would react if confronted with them. The problem was that I recieved the scenarios only thirty minutes prior to my interview start time, via e-mail. At my interview, the director apologized for this and said that the scenarios were a last minute addition to the interview.

the day after the interview, I was contacted by the company and told that they could not schedule the other candidate before the VP left for his trip, so they would get back to me in two weeks, after his interview was completed.

two weeks later (last week tuesday), I recieved a message from my recruiter saying that I did not get my job. The company felt that we were very close in all phases of the interview, and that the only thing separating us was his response in the scenario section.

now that I think more about it, he probably had two weeks to mull over his response to that section, while I had only half an hour (while trying to tie my tie, no less). More and more, I'm thinking I got bent over (not in a good way).

So, OOT,

[swede123]

I voted quit your bitching. How do you know the other guy had all this time to prepare for this scenario question? Maybe that's the interviewer's plan all along, tossing a curveball with little prep time to see how well the candidate handles it.

Nonetheless, you didn't get the job. Time to move on. At least be appreciative they gave you enough feedback that you know what clinched it as far as the other guy getting the job. This way you can work on improving your response to questions similar to the one you screwed up on.

Swede

[Pocket Trips]

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They stuck it in your pooper (not in a good way)

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Is there a good way to have it stuck in your pooper?

[M2d]

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Is there a good way to have it stuck in your pooper?

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I'm not Bigsteve, so, not for me. for others, I'd assume yes.

[M2d]

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How do you know the other guy had all this time to prepare for this scenario question?

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that's why I came to OOT where the polls tell all.

[TheCroShow]

"Have you ever had your shxt pushed in homes?"

[RacersEdge]

I think you might have a good case becasue I'm amazed at how inefficient and half-assed companies can be with an interview process.

[Freakin]

Where's the "Both" option?

Freakin

[DemonDeac]

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Is there a good way to have it stuck in your pooper?

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I'm not Bigsteve, so, not for me. for others, I'd assume yes.

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Bigsteve is dead to me

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Maybe you got hosed, but it's not because of this interview question. You got hosed because the other guy was already in. They're just making [censored] up with that excuse they gave you and the woman who interviewed you messed up when she told you that you were pretty much in, because you never were.