Rejected for exceptional talent - vague feedback?

I have been rejected for exceptional talent. None of the criteria was awarded which was a big surprise. Any feedback would be appreciated for appeal.

  • Applied on 20th January 2025
  • Edits on 21st, 23rd, 28th and 30th of January
  • Rejected on 31st of January today.

Feedback is attached.

Here is the summary of my application:

  • MC1: Showed evidence on founding startup

  • MC1: Showed evidence on raising funding of US$ 2.5 MM

  • MC1: Showed evidence of speaking at Datastax AI conference. I spoke on enterprise AI adoption along with speakers from Microsoft on the same stage

  • OC1: Showed evidence of problem and solution of the product and why it is an innovative approach

  • OC1: Customer testimonial on how they benefitted and how we differentiate from other products

  • OC1: Showed employment contract with 50% increase in salary compared to last one

  • OC3: Showed evidence of fast growth of revenue

  • OC3: Showed evidence of marketing and sales contribution

  • OC3: Showed evidence of contribution to an AI SDK that is open source

I am not sure what kind of appeal I should do because the feedback on all the achievements sound as “not enough”. I have seen applications with less funding and revenue get endorsed however the assessor considered mine to be “not significant”. Any feedback on appeal would be appreciated.

It seems your evidence are just about two year, do you have over 5 years experience. The evidence you are provided are not sustained contributions that are over five years required for talents applicants.

"@Francisca_Chiedu
Applied as EP and was reviewed for ET. I filed an appeal and received the endorsement of another piece of OC4 evidence. Eventually, I received the endorsement of one piece of OC2, but not of MC. Now I need to make a second application.

I made good progress since my review was for ET rather than EP.

My question is, will it be documented that they have approved these criteria, allowing me to submit for MC and resubmit the evidence they select for OC2 and OC4?

Unfortunately, it will be seen ax a fresh application. Just ensure you use the feedback to strengthen your application.

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If I may ask, please when did you file the appeal for review and when did you receive the feedback on your appeal

I appeal since dec 27th but my appeal took more than 28 days, so I had to chase it up and they provided feedback on Jan 30th

@Francisca_Chiedu Thank you for the clarification. I want to confirm if it is okay to state in my personal statement or use one of the 10 pieces of evidence to explain other evidence submitted and note that some evidence was already met in my previous applications.

Also, As previously mentioned, I applied for the promise, and the review process evaluated my talent based on my years of experience. I did not take out any of my experiences on LinkedIn, and I am a fellow of a professional body, which makes it difficult to limit my years. My question is, can I still apply for Promise so they can access me on talent, or should I just go for talent straight now?

I have reapplied and was endorsed

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