Candidate gets rejected from a job they perfectly qualify for, they reapply with a new email account and immediately get moved up in the hiring process: ‘It was even the same recruiter’

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Nov 11, 2024 10:00 AM EST

Who didn't experience the frustration of getting email after email of rejection from countless jobs you thought you'd be perfect for? If you never experienced that, then congratulations! You are one in a million. If you do know what we're talking about, our question to you is – After how many rejections did you acknowledge that maybe the problem is you and something should change? 50? 100? 1000?  Plus, what does one should change to actually make a difference?

The person in this Reddit story came up with an interesting tactic after getting rejected from a job for which they were perfectly qualified. After several more similar rejections that made no sense to OP (original poster), they decided to open a new email account and reapply for jobs using the same exact resume. This tactic proved successful when they were immediately moved up to the next step in the hiring process for that initial perfect job.

Keep scrolling to read the full story. After you are done, click here for a story of an employee who overheard their boss talking about major workplace changes, and then confronted him about it.

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    "All I did was change my email"
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    I'm was rejected for a job I qualify for so I used a new email and immediately moved forward in the process??
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    Last month, I completed an interview with Capital One and they assured me I was a great fit for the position, however, I didn't get the job. I received the
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    rejection email only after I followed up for a status update & also received an email from a manager stating to keep applying because they like my background. So I've continued applying.
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    However, these last couple of weeks I've been applying, I haven't been receiving the assessments to complete (& hopefully move forward in the
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    hiring process). I just keep getting rejected. So I decided to test something. I created a new email + account w/ the company and reapplied to
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    a job that I meet ALL qualifications. This time, I received the assessment IMMEDIATELY after submitting the application. I also saw it was
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    from the recruiter that interviewed me for the previous position in October. Has anyone else experienced this too? Having to create a whole
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    new account or email address and finally moving along in the interview process? Lastly, has anyone ever interviewed with the same
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    recruiter before? Was it awkward or did they remember you and continue on with the process like a professional?
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    • CareerCoach Marcy 13h ago • Was there something about your email that was unprofessional or strange? It's weird that you used a new email address and received the assessments. And yes, it has happened to me
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    before. When you're rejected in an ATS, it's believed you don't meet requirements, your formatting got rejected by the ATS, or you e been blacklisted for applying previously for the same reasons. If you change
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    your email address and make a few edits to your résumé, the ATS sees you as a new applicant.
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    Asleep_Ad_3702 OP • 13h ago • The only change I made was a new email address. My old one (that landed me an interview) is my last name + first name. The new one I created is my last name + family nickname. I didn't change anything to my resume or application questions.
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    When I got rejected from the job back in October, I followed up with the recruiter for a status update & she never responded. I only received a rejection email + an email from a manager to
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    keep applying (yet I still get rejected for things that fit the job I previous applied for). I just don't know if they really did blacklist me?? Maybe a possibility?
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    Real-Ad2990 13h ago • Tread lightly, this may completely backfire on you.
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    Asleep Ad_3702 OP 13h ago • Would you recommend i withdraw? During my interview last month, I told the recruiter & managers I want to work for the company but if this really will be a negative, maybe i should withdraw and just accept it.
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    MrBeanDaddy86 12h ago. No, you didn't lie about anything. Just made a new account. They don't need to know why. If it works it works. I don't really see how this would backfire, exactly. And there's 0 downside for you since you weren't making any headway with them anyways.
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    themadnader 12h ago • I would have a plausible explanation ready for why you applied a 2nd time using a different email. For example, you might be trying to be more systematic with your job search, and created a
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    separate email address to keep all communications regarding job applications separate from your primary address, to make sure job-related mail doesn't get buried in your inbox. I recently applied to a job directly on an employer's website and was notified that I met
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    the minimum qualifications, but later received email saying they had chosen a more qualified candidate. I later saw the exact same job on Indeed, and applied through the Indeed portal. I got an email back from the employer telling me that I had already applied for that position, so I
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    followed up to let them know I wasn't trying to apply a 2nd time, but since the Indeed posting came AFTER they informed me they'd already filled the position, I assumed this was a 2nd posting.
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    kittenofd00m • 12h ago Sometimes there are blacklist issues with email servers that could have been affecting your previous email address. I am a network admin and your friend. I advise you to do just what you did to get
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    around such issues. If they ask tell them that an admin friend of yours (me) suggested you use a different email address to see if there were email issues, possibly related to a blacklist, that were interfering with your getting email. So you did, and it worked.
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    Asleep Ad_3702 OP • 5h ago • Thank you! With my old email, I wasn't even receiving the confirmation email where it says "thank you for applying.. we look forward to receiving your application" etc etc. But when I used my new one, I received BOTH confirmation & assessment.
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