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rewriteinrustpls

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init 1 - Failure

A follow up to my last post.

I had an interview with an amazing company. My code challenge went well, and I got to have an in person interview. While I thought it went well, the interview seemed very short, and by the end of the week I was informed I did not proceed to the next round of interviews.

Not quite sure what happened. I've been wracking my brains on what happened. Did I give bad answers? Did I not seem like a cultural fit? Do I have the wrong skill sets? Guess I won't ever get answers. I did reply back asking for feedback, but I doubt I will get any.

Am I disappointing/demotivated? Yup. But I guess this is just the game, and I just have to keep going. Kinda feels like a real bad breakup but oh well.

Going to this office though has made me realize how much I'd rather prefer working with a small or mid size company than a large one (in my current work, I'm in a large company providing services to other large companies). It was nice to see how people from a small company are more passionate and caring about the work they do.

So pro's to this experience:

  • I got some in person interview experience.
  • I have confidence that I can do well in coding challenges.
  • I know more about the size of company I wan't to work for.

Guess I'll just keep up the grind.

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smuschel •

Sorry to hear that you didn't get the job.

The only way to find out what "went wrong" is to ask the company, which you already did. Maybe you'll get a decent reply to your request. If they don't answer, so be it. Focus on the positive takeaways and move on - no need to wreck your brain. You'll be needing that ;)