Hi, I’m Abu Sayem

20 August, 2025

Even if you are 100% qualified, here are three reasons why you are not being hired.

You have the appropriate qualifications and you are applying for the relevant positions. You keep hearing that even though you were a finalist, someone else was chosen because they "the found a better match" Or perhaps you receive no response at all. The good news is that you can easily alter how you approach that particular step of the process if you're already in the interview stage. Here's how to figure out what's stopping you and how to improve here.

1. You're competent, but may be dull

You feel positive when you think about your given interview. Every question was answered rationally by you, and you didn't make any significant errors. Nothing particularly stands out, yet you know that you did a great interview. Unfortunately, that usually isn't sufficient to receive an offer.

Sometimes back-to-back or multiple interviews are conducted by hiring managers each day. If the interviewer needs to refer back to their notes just to recall your name or your skills, there is ahigh chance you may missed on the offer list.

Consider it this way: If a candidate had great interpersonal skills but lacked specific technical abilities, he would need to develop those abilities to complete his application. Although you are on the other side of the situation and have expertise, you should work on improving your ability to connect with the interviewer. Practice is your best bet for achieving it. Therefore, don't merely mentally practice your speech. To rehearse your responses, ask a good friend to meet you for coffee.

2. You're competent, but you lack interviewing skills.

Do you know anyone who is incredibly intelligent but struggles on exams for whatever reason? The same phenomenon can happen in interviews where candidates become anxious, feel confined, and choke.

If you have enough experience to begin tomorrow, it might not seem fair that you must "play by the rules." But you do, in actuality. Accepting this is the first step, just like admitting that you need to get better in interview and that you need to study more about interviews. Step two is to determine if there is a particular section of every interview when you always feel lost. Do you feel awkward bringing up salary discussion? Perhaps you still find it difficult to respond when asked, "What's your worst weakness?" Step three: After determining where you can improve, make the necessary corrections. Reach out to a friend or an interview coach for assistance if you need it.

3. You're competent, but you're desperate.

When asked why you want the job, you tell the truth—the whole truth. Perhaps you gushed about how this is your dream company. Maybe you get real about how you'd do almost anything to leave your current job, and hey, you're perfectly suited for this role. Similarly, you can demonstrate your enthusiasm for a company by providing thoughtful responses to what drew you to apply

Keep in mind that if you focus solely on why you want the job, it's likely that you won't give it enough thought as to why they would benefit from hiring you. Therefore, mention one way you may help the company support, innovate, or expand anything for every positive attribute you listed about it.