I am out of work at the moment. I was made redundant from my last permanant role about 18 months ago and between then and now I took a couple of contract roles.
I now really want to get back into a permanant role preferably one with good pension contributions as I am not exactly a spring chicken and it would be good to add to my pension.
I found a really good role about 2 months ago. Fits with my skills and experience and its about a 30 minuite commute. Weeks after I applied, I interviewed and they really liked me.
Here is the problem - the last person they hired for the role walked out on them after a few months. She was also a female and had done some contracting roles. The company are really nervous that I will bolt too. The recruiter helping me with interviews has told me this.
I made contact with the person who left via a meetup group for females who work in IT and she explained she left because she could not handle the technical side of the role. I don't think I would have the same problem as the role is very similiar to the role I was made redundant from.
Part of me wants to scream about the whole bloody unfairness of it all. It means that I am at a disadvantage to anyone else applying through no fault of my own. I am not an entitled little chicklet, I don't think I should be handed the role just for turning up for interview, I just want a level playing field.
I am so upset I cannot think straight. I need some advice on how to persuade this company that I will not walk out on them. (Grabbing them by the shirt mid-interview and yelling this in their face is not a viable option)
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Givemeallthegin · 30/04/2017 12:06
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