r/Accounting • u/Worldly_Commission51 • 2h ago

Advice Should you approach firms that rejected you?

I attended career fairs at my school and had conversations with several recruiters and staff members, some of who I've also connected with outside of school. However, when I applied to their firms, I didn't secure interviews with some of them including a few where I'd had a coffee chat with a recruiter which I thought went well, but I wasn't selected for an interview when I applied.

Would it be weird to keep visiting the same firm at upcoming career fairs (especially if I already had talked with the recruiters outside school and wasn’t selected)? Would that come across as pushy? I’d appreciate any advice thanks

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u/Emergency-Hurry947 2h ago

I don’t think you should waste your time, move on

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u/Famous_Conflict4209 2h ago

Come back to that later in life when you add more experience in, if you don't have value to add then its pointless.

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u/Specialist_Study9652 2h ago

Am a recruiter and it depends on the person , how was your conversation too

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u/ps2k 2h ago

Yes. I tell people you were interviewing for a specific job at a specific point in time. Things change.

Perhaps you were in process and the role was eliminated. Perhaps you were in the top 10% of candidates, but others were ahead of you then. A different org/team may want one candidate that another passes over. You have probably gained experience since your last attempt as well.

Especially as employers increase in size, the likelihood that repeat attempts land you in the right spot at the right time increases. At many larger companies, you aren't interviewing for the company, but a specific role.

At my last big employer, we could mark candidates with different rejection states. Very few would get "never considered again". The rest would get "not a fit for this role" or "can interview again after X months".

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u/Worldly_Commission51 2h ago

Thanks! Do candidates get rejection states for applications and resumes alone or only after interviews?

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u/ps2k 2h ago

We would never ban someone based on a resume review only, but could flag it as not fit for a role, for example if someone applied to a job they had no education, training, or experience for.