Hello Everyone! I just wanted to update everyone on my experience. First and foremost, I made it to the third interview but was ultimately passed over. Therefore, I beat myself up and just couldn't understand it because I am qualified (probably over-qualified). However, I was offered and accepted an opportunity to work with Microsoft on a quality project that does not require me to be on a phone at all. I wanted everyone that has gotten that dreaded rejection letter to know that it probably was not you, anything you said, or anything you did. Ultimately, these recruiters are human. They may not have the skills or the "gut instinct" to recognize true talent when they see it and talk to it. This job has a large turn-over rate. That is why they hire continuously. It takes a strong and talented person to do this and to stick with it. As a matter of fact, one of the regulars on here (I believe it is AngryGerbil) is very up-front about the job and how bad it "sucks" at times. Therefore, I have decided to look at it this way: The recruiter did not realize the talent she had in front of her. Therefore, it was her mistake, and not anything that I did. I'd like to think that a month from now when a bunch of her recruits have quit; she will be wishing she had hired me and some of the others that she passed over.
In the meantime, don't beat yourselves up or give up. There are jobs out there that are work-at-home, higher paying, and do not require phone time. Keep your heads up and look at the experience in a different and more positive way. "That recruiter did not know true talent when she had it right in front of her."
Good luck to all that made it!
