It feels good to come home after a great interview. The interviewer laughed at your humor, you answered his questions, you gave great eye contact, and well you rocked it! Well, you believe you did. But, as each day goes by, you hear no response. No email, no phone call, and the worries start to sink in because you stopped applying to positions. You thought for sure that you got this job! What happened?

In most cases, you missed the mark in one or more areas. Like many rejection emails, it begins with the word “unfortunately”. You dropped the ball somewhere and you need to know where you went wrong.

Notice these five primary reasons why you did not get hired.