Interview rejections

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Just feeling a bit down today and wanted some advice. Pre having my son 4 years ago I feel like I always aced job interviews - in fact I never interviewed for a job I didn't get. I switched to a new job when I went back after mat leave and am now looking again. I've had four interviews in three months and I've been rejected from each one of them. I really don't know why. I've asked for feedback from each - two said they don't offer feedback and two gave me the usual platitudes about it being a difficult decision as all candidates were well qualified and experienced. I feel all the interviews themselves have gone well but I'm clearly doing something wrong.

It's knocking my confidence and I'm feeling really crap about myself. I'm hugely unhappy in my current job and badly want to leave but no one else seems to want me!

The job market is very tough at the moment, it's quite possible you've done nothing wrong. There are high levels of hidden unemployment and underemployment, so companies are getting a lot of applications. You're doing really well even getting an interview.

I almost feel worse getting the interview and then getting rejected quite honestly!

If a company cant be bothered giving feedback they probably aren't worth working for. Agree job market is tough and getting an interview is an achievement.

The company I work for now is the first I have come across in my entire working life who are willing to offer feedback on interviews, so I don't think it is all that unusual.

I'm sorry to hear that your confidence has taken a knock though. I have been in that situation myself, and it wears you down. All you can do it keep going though, but it is really really tough. But I think you are doing really really well to have secured four interviews. It is a tough world out there.

Joining you in sympathy I’ve had nothing but rejections and insults for years. I take more and more courses, do and say all the right things but nothing! It’s soul destroying.

Thanks everyone for being so nice

Sorry Vapatea to hear you're going through the same, it's miserable isn't it.

I should develop a thicker skin. I should know from being on the other side of the coin that it isn't always personal - we interviewed six candidates recently for something and every single one of them was excellent, it was really hard to choose between them. But only one could get the job, and in the end it was for a really arbitrary reason that wouldn't have mattered much if the competition had been less stiff.

I hope your next interview is more successful @Where’s.I find showing yourself your worth keeps the spirits up - whether it be by doing a course, getting involved in a project, cleaning the house. Tomorrow is Another Day.