To think nearly 3 weeks for feedback is 2 weeks too long

[foslady]

OK - it's probably me, but I was interviewed nearly 3 weeks ago for a job I didn't get. When they rang to tell me they offered to ring back with feed back which I asked for, hoping to be able to strengthen my weak areas for next time. Three people were on the panel. They finally got back to me today, just as I had nicely moved on from it. Three people were all too busy fro a 10 min chat for nearly 3 chuffin weeks.
It doesn't matter to me that you all said that you could see me working in your department (not that you decided to try it for real), nor does it matter to me that there was only 2 points between me, the 2nd placed person and the internal candidate that got the job (and was made obvious to me that you'd moved someone up to that job prior to the interview 'to cover' the position with the initial introductions you gave me).
What does get to me is that now I feel like shit again. Yet again I'm the 'not-quite-good-enough' one. Funnily enough I had a similar conversation with your colleague 6 months ago who 'really wished I'd had another vacancy' - well tough shit on me, you didn't.

Sorry - I'm here alone with no one in RL to say this to. And I really wanted this job. And I feel crap and I'm trying to avoid chocolate

[TheGinLushMinion]

3 weeks is quite a long time but at least you actually got feedback, a lot of places don't do this.

Try not to feel too bad about the fact you didn't get the job & focus on the fact that you were only 2 points behind the person that did who was promoted internally

[lljkk]

I feel your pain, but sadly I can go better. I interviewed for a job around 7 April. I started chasing on 23 April to find out if I got one of the 3 positions on offer (didn't). No formal notice I didn't get it until a few weeks later. Requested formal feedback but didn't get a phone call untillate May. What's that, 7-8 weeks?

The worst part is that they said, as I knew, that the interview had been excellent. I still don't know why I didn't get it, the best they could suggest was "the other interviews must have been just a bit better." I don't believe that, I reckon there was something else about me they didn't like but it's illegal to discriminate for.

I got another job, though. so it does seem like a lucky escape.

[MalcolmTuckersMum]

Sorry you didn't get the job OP. I think it's such a farce that internal vacancies have to be advertised externally to be honest. The bloody job always goes internally, everyone always knew that would happen yet along the way it's ok to waste other people's time and make them feel shit at the end of it. Pisses me right off. Good luck for the next one you apply for anyway whatever it may be.

[Allthingspretty]

I feel your pain OP I was in a similar position a few years back. I actually rang them and was tild someone would phone back. It never happened.

[foslady]

That was really badlljkk, but please you got sorted out elsewhere, and MalcomsTuckersMum it really does feel like I was just a box ticker, and having to get a day off at short notice without raising suspicion just to make sure a procedure has been followed does grate. But like you said Allthingspretty, at least they did eventually get back to me

[emsyj]

Ha! I went to an assessment day in February last year for a job at HMRC. We were told, 'all candidates will get written formal feedback'.

I received my feedback at the end of SEPTEMBER, by which time I had been in post for 3 weeks.

Welcome to the Civil Service, eh!