I wasn't offered a position after my superday experience with one of the Big 4 in their advisory practices. I hit it off well with the Director and Managing Director, but the Manger I interviewed with was more quiet and reserved. I emailed both of the directors after hearing the news and asked them if they had any advice and whatnot, and one of them is going to call me later today or tomorrow to chat about it. She said in her email to not worry, so it made me feel much better about being rejected. (All rejection letters should say at the end, "Don't worry!" We'd all be happier!)

Is there anything I should specifically do or say to possibly save this recruiting cycle and/or better my positioning for the next cycle? Anyone have a similar experience? (This is an ideal position for me because it counts for both CPA and CFA experience.)

Thank you all for your advice. I spoke with one of the directors I interviewed with last night. It turns out I "did everything right" and that "everyone really liked me." This is a finance position and not an audit/tax role, so I their hiring is influenced more by the market. With them taking on a bunch of people who were experienced hires, they wanted me to "take a year" and finish my degree (MAcc) and get some more experience at my current employer in the realms of financial valuations, client service/interaction and project management.

So lesson learned: rejections aren't always full-out rejections.