| Comment | As someone who does a fair bit of recruiting and interviewing I feel like I have to repeat this a lot to failed candidates who ask for feedback: not getting a job does not mean you were not seen as being able or qualified for that job. It just means there was someone else we preferred out of that recruitment round.
I interviewed for a role this week. We had 12 applications who met the basic job spec. We shortlisted 6 who met all or most of the enhanced spec. We then invited 3 for interview, and gave the job to the 1 that stood out.
All of those 12 people could have done the job, not just the 1. That 1 was just the best person out of the 12. That is casting no aspersions on the other 11, all of whom could have done it. I would happily have given the job to any of them.
Don't take it personally - you simply don't know who you're up against. One day, you'll be the 1. |
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