I'm not one to believe the official explanations given. It is too easy to lie than to give the truth, even when that truth isn't bad. So I wouldn't put too mu

I'm not one to believe the official explanations given. It is too easy to lie than to give the truth, even when that truth isn't bad. So I wouldn't put too much work into you being inexperienced. Instead, I would say that they had a different reason for not choosing you but that was the simplest lie they could come up with on the spot by looking over your resume.