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Bernadine, I want you to be encouraged by your application and interview(s). Although we appointed someone else to this role, you should know that there was strong advocacy from various corners (and I am not at liberty to disclose any names) in the boardroom for your successful appointment. Unfortunately, our organisation is not an autocracy, and so compromises had to be made to accomodate every person.
I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that should another role arise at our organisation, or indeed should I come across any opportunities with other organisations with whom I am familiar or connected, I would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you. I would be delighted to work with you and have every confidence that you would perform well in any given role. It is also worth mentioning that the reason you were not appointed to this role, was not due to any deficiencies in your application, CV or performance at interview. In fact, you gave extremely impressive interviews and your education and career experience are also impressive. However, in advertising for this role, we cast the net rather widely, and in the end, proceeded with an appointment at a more junior level.
In terms of personal attributes, there was consensus across the board that you are a clear thinking, thoughtful, highly articulate individual and you presented yourself very well. Certainly, you are not a person who speaks just to fill time. Your comments and responses were always substantive and well thought out. You have good interpersonal skills which is particularly important in a small organisation such as ours, and we have no doubt that you would successfully build and manage relationships with your colleagues.
You have a strong educational background, one that is very relevant to our organisation. Specifically, we liked the contrast of your legal background alongside the MSc in Environment & Development. There is particular strength to have two strands to education, as it allows for more innovative thinking and creativity.
Prior to meeting with you, I had concerns over your interest and commitment to working for a small, specialist development NGO. However, as you may recall from our meeting, when asked the question, you successfully calmed my fears and put forward a very strong and convincing case that clearly demonstrated your interest, understanding and commitment to our work. We were, in fact, impressed by your personal drive and commitment, which is, once again, crucial to the type of work we do.
Your career experience to date is another excellent point on your application, all of which highly relevant to our organisation. Your experience in the oil and gas sector was of particular interest, partly because you were the only candidate who had any such experience but also because you possess a significant depth of knowledge on the sector. I should point out that there are very few individuals outside of the oil & gas industry, or rather in the voluntary sector, who have such experience and I would encourage you to emphasize this expertise in your applications moving forwards. I would also encourage you to further develop this expertise, specifically in relation to local content sourcing and supplier development.
Finally, I would ask you to keep us in mind, should you come across any opportunities for collaboration, or should you have any research ideas which might be of interest to our organisation. I want to thank you for taking the time to explore our organisation and hope to work together in the future.
All the very best,
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(Executive Director)
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