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Topic: Reapply After Canceling Previous Interview?
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| aolson422 | Posted – 1/16/2008 6:43:58 PM | show profile | email poster Thanks in advance... Back in October, I applied for an entry-level copy editor/page design job at a small daily in an area I was planning to relocate. I scored an interview and two days before the interview my fiance was promoted so we postponed the move. I explained this to the editor, and cancelled the interview. Now I am officially relocating to the area I previously planned to move (upstate, central NY). I see that the same position is (still?) open at that paper, and I am still interested in it. My question - Would it reasonable to reapply? If I were in the hiring manager's shoes, I wouldn't give my resume a second glance. But what do you think? Left to my own devices, I'll probably shoot the editor an e-mail saying I'm still interested, apologizing for the cancellation in the fall, explaining that I am in the process of moving now... Thanks again. |
| WritingEd | Posted – 1/16/2008 9:42:44 PM | show profile No harm in trying. At least you didn't go to the first interview, knowing full well you couldn't take the job. |
| candylilacs | Posted – 1/16/2008 10:45:10 PM | show profile I see no problem with applying. You already told the editor the situation, but if someone asks, you can mention that you wanted the job but family obligations prevented you from moving at that particular time. Now you are free to move and would like a chance to interview for the position. Things like this happen all the time. Unless they are unfeeling dorks they will understand. Good luck! ------ http://www.mswritesguide.blogspot.com |
| Marie | Posted – 1/17/2008 12:00:22 AM | show profile I don't see what the problem is. You canceled the previous interview for a good reason--your relocation plans changed. You did the editor a favor by saving her/him the time of interviewing you for a job you would not be able to take at that time. That was considerate. Now you are moving. You see the job is still open, and of course, you're still interested. I would explain the situation as concisely as possible in your cover letter and of course reapply. I don't see the problem. |
| aolson422 | Posted – 1/17/2008 12:35:47 AM | show profile Thanks all. I just needed another perspective on the situation and I'll definitely contact the editor. Marie - I was afraid I would not be taken seriously after expressing enthusiasm in the position initially, then canceling the interview. But as you said, it was more considerate to cancel and explain the situation than to waste his time. Thanks again! |
| Marie | Posted – 1/17/2008 4:07:45 AM | show profile You had a reason to cancel the interview--you wouldn't have been able to take the job if it had been offered. Again, why is that terrible? It had nothing to do with you changing your mind--you simply weren't going to be living in the right city. Now you are. So go reapply, but do a brief explanation (I'd try to call) because you might be remembered--it wasn't that long ago. In a way it gives you a chance to express even more gushing enthusiasm about the job. Say when your move fell into place, you were thrilled to see the job was still open. A dream come true...blah, blah, blah. |
