Please NO QUOTING:I got a phone interview for an In House Real Estate Counsel position today. Didn't get it.
Basically she wanted more "commercial leasing" experience.
Pardon me, but given the state of the real estate economy in the United States over the last few years, are you joking? In addition to that I'm thinking about sending this:
I wanted to thank you for your phone call, and apologize that it was during my afternoon run. That would be why I was talking quickly and somewhat out of breath.
I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the call, though I may not have gotten this particular position. I do more outright property / asset purchases with commercial / industrial real estate transfers than leases. I have done a lot of commercial leases from the retail tenant’s side, (same coin, different side), and have independently worked with 2 large commercial leasing companies (in this real estate market). That said, I understand if that’s not what you’re exclusively looking for.
As we discussed I would be grateful if you might keep me in mind for any open positions you may have, and I would be happy to continue to apply for other open positions with my various skill-sets.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Summation:
A.) More outright transfers than leases done, but come on it's pretty bloody close.
B.) Did Commercial leases from the tenant's side, much as the defense attorney knows how to prosecute. Same coin, different side.
C.) Really? It seems like she's steering towards someone who works exclusively in commercial leasing when the job posting said residential and commercial. She admitted I had tons of residential, but just what?
It just seems misleading.
Do you guys think I should send her this email?
Does it seem snappy/snarky?
Do you think it goes against anything or that I'd be better off not sending it?
I don't know. It's just another slap it seems. You wanna know why they can't seem to fill this position? There's been 0 demand for this in the past few years with the dead real estate situation. They're chasing the unicorn they killed.
Meh.