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Because "keep studying" can be construed negatively: You're not good enough. Unsolicited advice isn't usually a good idea politically. Saying "luck" implies se

• vonmoltke 10y ago
  > Because "keep studying" can be construed negatively: You're not good enough. Unsolicited advice isn't usually a good idea politically. They're rejecting you because you weren't good enough (or because they suck at actually identifying talent). > Saying "luck" implies several things: None of which are good things about the process, because a process should be designed to drive the percent influence of luck to as close to zero as practical. > - You just weren't the right fit. Bullshit non-reason. > - I don't wish to imply your skills are lacking. We also don't want to admit that we may not have any idea what we are looking for or how to evaluate it. > - I hope you succeed, even though I wasn't able to help. If I don't need improvement but I succeed elsewhere in a similar job, that just means you screwed up.