‘I kid you not…’: Guy stumbles upon job posting for a position he was rejected for, concocts a plan with the recruiter and lands a 2nd interview with the same manager

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jun 1, 2024 9:00 PM EDT

"When you show up for your second interview make sure to wear an enormous obviously fake mustache."

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  • The job market is a dog-eat-dog world out there. You have to do what you can to get the job that you want. Sometimes, though, even when you try your hardest, you still get served a knuckle sandwich. So what do you do? Well, this guy found a hiccup that he used to his advantage during his job search. He interviewed for a DevOps position for a company and after going through all the hiring process, he eventually got rejected. However, a week later another job recruiter reached out to him. Funny enough, it was from the same company for the same position. So instead of moving on, he concocts a devious plan with the job recruiter and resends a new “updated” resume. Hilariously enough, he lands ANOTHER interview with the same manager who just talked to him and rejected him a week prior. Really goes to show how much these companies remember us… Read the entire funny situation unfold below! 

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    Q “Got rejected for a role on Friday. Then Tuesday, a recruiter reached out to me... And the job description looked VERY familiar. So I concocted a plan.” T Y U F G H J K VBB N
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    You can't make this up - got rejected by a defense contractor for a DevOps role on Friday. Then Tuesday, a recruiter reached out to me... and the job description looked VERY familiar. So I concocted a plan.
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    I called this recruiter and I asked her - by any chance, is your client <insert company name> She paused. Perhaps by surprise. And then she said "how'd you know"? And I told her - cause they rejected me. And their lead developer doesn't know the difference between Java and JavaScript. The recruiter laughed. I laughed. And I asked - how much are they paying you. She said "Well, they pay me once someone is hired."... Okay. So I have a proposition - and I told her my plan.
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    I sent her an amended resume. I reworded some of my past job duties so it's not exactly the same. Basically instead of active voice, I used passive voice. And I told her to send it to them to see if they'll book an interview with me again. I told her to share my full name, same email, same phone number, same EVERYTHING. And you can't make this hit up.
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    I have an interview with these people AGAIN. Tomorrow. Exactly a week after they rejected me. Same lead developer and same manager who interviewed me according to the appointment details. Tomorrow is going to be a VERY interesting day. I'll report back with what happened.
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    EDIT #1: Here's screenshots for those who don't believe me: https://www.reddit.com/u/coversbyric hard/s/dCUMRBx64S Upon reviewing all my emails, I realized that I have already applied to this job via Indeed. Got rejected there after we had a phone interview (probably by the same hiring manager). And then got contacted again and got rejected... again. Same resume by the way. So technically this would be me getting interviewed for the same role FOR A THIRD TIME WITHIN THE SAME MONTH. Q even I didn
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    company twice already... then again, it's not like I keep a super meticulous record of which jobs I applied for across multiple systems... I just apply if I see something that fits my skillset... Please do not dox, harass, stalk anyone... if you figure out who this employer is, please do not harass them either. I am sharing this story for YOUR amusement. I do not want to regret sharing screenshots... EDIT #2: I'm not interviewing until 1pm CST. Please don't bombard me for updates. I may take som
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    firelock_ny 20h ago When you show up for your second interview make sure to wear an enormous obviously fake mustache. 1.3K Reply
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    Imaginary_Sun312 • 16h ago Tell them you were recently considered for a dev ops role by a top defense contractor and are weighing lots of opportunities 316 Reply
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    Mountain_Gr... 20h ago Edited 20h ago As soon as you see the looks on their faces, simply say: "I'm actually here to interview you". And then ask homeboy homegirl again what the difference between java vs, javascript is. That is all you need to say. + 769 Reply
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    SpiderWil 18h ago They won't remember you and 50/50 you will get hired or escorted out lol. 29 Reply
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    Bosschopper • 19h ago One day we will live in a world where recruiters who have no idea what they're recruiting for will be replaced by recruiters who can actively scout for applicable workers + 8 3 Reply
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    ethics_aesthetics • 16h ago I would maybe miss this too. As a consulting director most of this work would be done between the outside firm and my internal recruiter. If I didn't happen to remember your name people's resumes blur together when you look at hundreds of them. The second the call started though I would simply say sorry for taking your time and apologize. Then again I know the difference between Java and Java script. Lol 87 3 Reply ...
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    6 Million DollarMouth 16h ago Show up in groucho glasses, it's the only way. 253 Reply
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    Gerbich 6h ago . I can't believe no one is mentioning the shill grift that companies like this are doing they list jobs so they can have it appear that they are "hiring" but they often reject candidates because of arbitrary reasons and cite lack of workers in the industry as why the work is going slow. It's mostly to force existing employees to pick up the slack, working them harder for the same pay because "we're shorthanded." It's garbage. +53 Reply
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    ChoiceSpecific1714 21h ago Aah recruiting cliffhangers. The candidate version of "I'll get back to you with the feedback Well played Mr. Javascript V 2.0 Wipe wait for the updates. 843 Reply
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