Rejected in the fourth interview round, citing insufficient years of experience [closed]

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I have been interviewing with a very prominent software company, having completed one HR and two technical rounds (one with the team's manager) before. In the fourth round (coding round) I did very well on the challenge and answered all questions barring one (well, I answered half of that too). He later went on to say that I have only two years of experience and they wanted more. And kept the call saying "That's it from my side".

This is very frustrating since a month of effort and time has gone into this. And looking at a candidate's experience is something that should have been seen before. Clearly not in the fourth round.

Is it ethical (for lack of a better word) for someone to speak to the manager when in similar situation? If yes, how should one approach?

manpreet 2 years ago

Why didn't they say you didn't have enough experience earlier in the process?

Because it isn't true.

You had enough experience going in, but you didn't get the job. Now they need to give you a reason why they chose the successful candidate and not you, and that candidate has more experience than you. So now, compared to the successful candidate, you don't have enough experience.

Of course, that may have nothing to do with why they really chose the other candidate. It's post-hoc justifications all the way down. As such neither side has anything to gain from further discussion.