Have you ever gotten every job you applied for?

I've been offered the last four jobs I applied for (although three of them were hiring more than one candidate).

I'm not great at interviews but come across as really enthusiastic...

No, but I’ve got every job I’ve had an interview for - all 10 of them!

Not every one, but from ones where inhave been called to interview offers definitely outweigh the rejections.

I haven't always accepted the offers, mainly over pay offers being significantly lower than the advertised salary range.

Have I gotten every job? No, but I’ve gotten a majority. I’ve gotten fewer in middle age though.

I’ve only ever applied for a couple of jobs (waitressing/retail) back when I was a student and I got both of those.

Since I graduated I’ve been headhunted for or pitched (which I suppose is a form of applying, but by inventing a job that doesn’t exist yet) every job I’ve had.

In my 50's. Turned down for one only and they said I was over qualified.

Yes I have. I'm 41 and I've applied for 5 jobs since I left school and got all 5!

I’ve got every job I’ve ever interviewed for except New Look when I was 16 😂

That said I’ve done a tonne of applications and not got an interview, so I just think I’m a great bullshitter…

Read the your application/ CV over and over, it is imperative that there is something in the contents that will make you stand out from the crowd and catch the eye of the reviewer/ potential employer that will make them want to know more and invite you for an interview.
Also read your CV as if you were the eyes of the potential employer to see if you are impressed by it, if you aren’t you need to improve on it in areas.
No one wants to read bog standard boring applications / CVs, as there are too many of them around

I have been interviewed for every job I have applied for - pubic/charity sector and am good at writing the application to meet person specs so get interviews. I got all but one job that I applied for up until I was about size 20 and a mum and suddenly 'other candidates just beat me, even though I was really good'

I managed to apply internally with people who know me and progress my career that way and have been with the same employer for 22 years but not in the same role.

Grammatically, have you gotten is better than have you got. Just like have you forgotten is better than have you forgot.

So no, it doesn't sound ridiculous, and it's perfectly correct English.

I’m a solicitor so I had to apply for a training contract as part of the qualification process. These are highly competitive, and I wasn’t accepted for all of the places I applied for (I applied to 18 firms, was offered 12 interviews / further assessments and offered 8 of them).

Since then I have been offered every job I applied for. My current role and my previous role I was headhunted for and didn’t really have to interview, I just had informal discussions with the relevant partner. My role is quite specialised though, which I think makes a difference - there aren’t hundreds of people applying for my job.

Only haven’t got 2 jobs I applied for since I was 15, the rest I have. One was a specialist feed technician at the childrens hospital and I was taking a leap with that and I interviewed well for it they said I’d of been picked and trained up if it wasn’t for the one other candidate that was better suited. My current job which was a complete career change I asked for every year since 2015 and finally got in 2023 when I asked again and got an interview and got hired … apparently the fact I wouldn’t give up went in my favour.

Such as where, out of curiosity?

My sister has, but she went from a highly technical PhD to academia to a related civil service competency so says she has only done two interviews in her life. She has sworn both times she absolutely messed it up. Both times she was basically being confirmed in a post she already held 😆

I had a great record - until I was returning from an extended mat leave and so break of contract with twins. At that point I was weirdly unsuccessful at final interview several times, despite having been marked as only appointable candidate and being very obviously qualified 🙄

She doesn't have a point. Plenty of us live in areas that have always used gotten. But seemingly only the Queen's English counts for some people....

I've gotten most of the jobs I have applied for, and a couple that I've been headhunted for. Not all though.

I had a period earlier in the year when I was between 'levels' and kept getting turned down for the more junior roles yet not getting interviews for the more senior roles due to lack of experience. I was out of work so couldn't wait it out and was getting desperate.
Well after 4 months I eventually got a more senior role which I'm thriving in, so now I'm really glad I got turned down for the junior roles as I would have soon got bored. It didn't feel so at the time but looking back it was a good thing I didn't get those jobs.

I've only had one interview where I didn't get the job, that was because I wanted part time hours in a full time role. The other 5 interviews, I got the job, the majority I received a job offer at the interview.

I've applied for plenty and not been shortlisted for interview.

No, but I've never failed at interview stage.

I think the likes of Indeed in this day and age have stopped anyone from being able to say that. It's a thankless process of applying and applying and the chance of your CV even making it to a decision maker are slim as can be.

I did that when I was younger, and the jobs I applied for were not as skilled or competitive. As I've gotten older and am pursuing career-based jobs, it's not always been as easy!

I’m the same, I always feel so nervous at interviews but somehow manage to impress.

over the last 5 years I’ve had 3 different jobs, all in the same line of work but for better pay each time.

My DP has gotten every job he's ever gone for. It wouldn't surprise you if you met him. He's literally the most charismatic, likeable person you've ever met. Salt of the earth, would trust him with your life savings kinda bloke.

He just got a promotion at work, while on 3 month paternity leave, after 3 months sick leave. Having only been in the job 8 months. He's also brilliantly clever.

No, I've applied for far more than I have got, even internally.