One of the worst feelings in the world is being rejected for a job even though you were certain youd done very well during the interview process.

There are many reasons why you might have been rejected for a job you interviewed for and some of them you may not have even known about (or will ever know about) because you arent told.

The typical reason you didnt get the job is because they found someone better suited for the position than you. Maybe this person had more experience, better qualifications or maybe they just performed better in the interview than you did. Maybe you came across during the interview as being unprepared, overly aggressive or maybe you showed up late.

These are all legitimate reasons and they all occur. There are many others, too.

Here are some other reasons you might have been rejected for a job that you may not have considered:

1. The company decided to hire an internal candidate who already worked for them.

2. The company decided to hire someone who was referred to them.

3. The company decided not to hire anyone ie. they put the job on hold, they didnt find the right person, etc.

4. The hiring manager hired a friend, family member or former colleague. Maybe they were told who to hire by their superiors. Favoritism happens. Nepotism, too!

5. If you were presented to the company through a recruiter, they may have decided to hire someone who didnt come through a recruiter thus saving the company paying the recruiter a fee (this does happen).

6. The company hired someone cheaper than you. They found someone who was willing to take a lower salary than you. Cost conscious companies might do this.

In many cases, you might not even know it and simply accept the reason they gave you as the truth.

The best thing you can do is to try to get as much information from the company as possible regarding why you were turned down.

The more you know, the more youll be able to improve upon your success in future interviews.

Carl Mueller

My name is Carl Mueller and I'd like to thank you for learning a bit more about me!

I feel that I have numerous relevant experiences during my career that come in useful when helping people with their careers:

I know what it?s like to work internationally, having worked overseas (in New Zealand, from 1994-1998).

I've survived several corporate downsizings while many of my colleagues were being laid off.

I have also experienced being laid off twice myself during corporate downsizings.

I know what it?s like to be self-employed.

I've helped many people find better jobs. I started to work as a professional recruiter in 2000 first as an Information Technology (IT) recruiter and then in general recruitment across many industries including IT, manufacturing and marketing. Since this time, I have helped many people find their dream career and it?s a great feeling.

I experienced one of the slowest hiring periods in recent memory especially during the general hiring slowdown that followed the Y2K frenzy in 1999, the bursting of the dot com bubble in early 2000, and then the employment market bottoming out following September 11, 2001.

These were certainly not great times to be a job searcher in most industries nor was it a particularly good time to be a recruiter.

Following this, I began running the day to day operations of an Internet-based company in early 2003 that focused on developing online software and subscription-based websites for consumers. It was then that I fully realized the power, usefulness and potential of the Internet which really spurred me to set up my own website which you can view in my Personal URL section below this bio.

I?m also a Platinum Ezine Articles Expert as recognized by EzineArticles.com, one of the most visited websites on the Internet. This special designation is earned by having consistently high-quality articles published and viewed on their website. All of my submissions are related to helping you find your dream career and many of my articles get reproduced on other websites by their webmasters.

Good luck with your career and I hope I have been of assistance to you!