Said It Here

Why do I keep losing final round interviews to more experienced candidates?

Employers often repost roles with higher compensation and experience requirements after interviewing finalists, or select competing applicants with years of extra background. This leaves qualified finalists waiting indefinitely without offers and prevents them from securing the positions they interviewed for.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    Continuing to interview with other companies while waiting to hear back
  2. 2
    Getting any non-admin job at a company that uses the platform and internally transitioning to the team
  3. 3
    Volunteering for non-profits to gain real-world experience
  4. 4
    Building a developer org and showcasing portfolio projects during interviews

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

“I recently made through final round of interviews for a controller role (around $150k base) at a construction company.”source ↗

“I haven’t heard back and saw the same job description listed for a much higher comp ($200k-$300k base) and requires more experience.”source ↗

“I will continue to interview. I want to understand the likelihood of receiving an offer after they’ve done the comparison and how would they benchmark?”source ↗

ComprehensiveTerm915 · r/Accounting · 1 upvotes

“9 months after my Admin Cert, still no position. I fell for the fake Salesforce dream… Overall, I made it to the final round of interviews for 3 companies just to be told that someone with more experience got picked for the position.”source ↗

“All these dudes with 4+ years of experience got laid off and are now applying for entry level admin positions.”source ↗

Old_Summer4027 · r/salesforce

Where this came up

r/Accountingr/salesforceaccountingcareer advicehiring processjob interviewsjob searchprofessional certification

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