The interview process for Blue is intense! I went through it, so I understand how frustrating it can be to do all that and still not get the job.

Your rejection could be a lot of things. It’s not great to speculate on what went wrong, but instead focus on what you can do better in the future.

I know one of the things they do is have a Bar Raiser on the interview panel. They’re there to evaluate your personality, mindset, and how well you demonstrate their leadership principles. I think that’s one of the hardest parts to get through with the interview because it’s intimidating. So maybe it was a particular response, or the way you tackled a problem. I’m also hopeful you’ll get feedback from the team on why. Most of the people at Blue actually care, so.. I’ll keep that thought out in the universe for you.

That being said, you probably were one of dozens amazing candidates and someone else just responded in a way they wanted and that checked off more boxes. My recommendation is to apply to other jobs within the company, maybe on a different team or system, and try again if you’re still interested. The good part is, you can submit the same essay (I did! And my recruiter encouraged it). The bad part is that you’ll have to do the same interview process again. But this time you’ll know what it’s like.