Didn't get the job, interview went well...what gives?

[shadrach]

I had an interview last Friday with a big bank at 1 of the corporate buildings in the city and I dressed properly, I spoke clearly, with confidence and thoroughly, my answers were nformative yet down to the point and qualifications seemed like the right fit. However, I got a call back today from 1 of the hiring managers who interviewed me and he said unfortunately I did not get the job because there were other candidates with slightly more qualifications he did say that they felt I was a great fit with the company, that the hiring managers really liked me, that they would let me know of any future opportunities and that they feel I would be a great fit with the company in the future...I said thank you for interviewing me and thank you for the opportunity and he said talk to you soon and hung up.

I have a drive to keep trying and to excel so failure doesn't bode well with me but only makes me stronger, I am still going to keep trying to look for bigger and better opportunities but do you think the manager meant what he said or do companies and employers just say that to avoid a non-awkward convo with the person they just rejected as a potential hire...I don't want to wait for them I can tell you that much.

At the same time I am frustrated because I'm a university law and business student, I have over 6+yrs of customer service, I am friendly, outgoing, honest, calm, confident, competitive, driven and to have applied for over 350 jobs in the past year really annoys me to! Now there's another opportunity and my friend who works for the same company told me to apply for a different but easier position, I'm not sure if I should apply for a different position for the same company at the same location...should I?

[bellden]

I had an interview last Friday with a big bank at 1 of the corporate buildings in the city and I dressed properly, I spoke clearly, with confidence and thoroughly, my answers were nformative yet down to the point and qualifications seemed like the right fit. However, I got a call back today from 1 of the hiring managers who interviewed me and he said unfortunately I did not get the job because there were other candidates with slightly more qualifications he did say that they felt I was a great fit with the company, that the hiring managers really liked me, that they would let me know of any future opportunities and that they feel I would be a great fit with the company in the future...I said thank you for interviewing me and thank you for the opportunity and he said talk to you soon and hung up.

I have a drive to keep trying and to excel so failure doesn't bode well with me but only makes me stronger, I am still going to keep trying to look for bigger and better opportunities but do you think the manager meant what he said or do companies and employers just say that to avoid a non-awkward convo with the person they just rejected as a potential hire...I don't want to wait for them I can tell you that much.

At the same time I am frustrated because I'm a university law and business student, I have over 6+yrs of customer service, I am friendly, outgoing, honest, calm, confident, competitive, driven and to have applied for over 350 jobs in the past year really annoys me to! Now there's another opportunity and my friend who works for the same company told me to apply for a different but easier position, I'm not sure if I should apply for a different position for the same company at the same location...should I?

I think there is no problem with that. You can apply for a different position. If it is a big company probably those people would not even notice and i don't see a problem even if they do notice. They were kind to you and if the position seems interesting to you then why not