Been told I'm not suitable for a job I really wanted.

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I had a trial day this week for a job I really wanted. I thought it went really well and was looking forward to starting. They've just emailed the agency saying they don't think I'm suitable for the job, no reason given. I'm gutted and can't stop wondering what I did wrong, everyone seemed really nice.

To make matters worse I've already paid for childcare as I had struggled to find another job and I don't know if universal credit will cover it. The agency can only offer me 15 hours a week of hours for now, they are looking for more hours ASAP but it's really knocked my confidence .

There was 6 interviewees attend a day long interview at the school I work at but it had already been decided that a different person was going to be hired. Apparently they had to invite these to an interview as if the other person dropped out at the last minute they’d have back up options ready. I’ve worked in places where they know who the job is going to. But they have to be seen to interview for legal reasons or something. Total waste of time and hopes.

I’ve worked in places where they know who the job is going to. But they have to be seen to interview for legal reasons or something. Total waste of time and hopes.

It’s ridiculous!
I always think of joe much it has knocked my confidence when being turned down for a job and to do that for no reason is so unfair.

I have worked in places where they have had to put out the job to interview and we assumed the person doing it would get it. Someone more skilled and more, qualified who interviewed just as well on the day got the jobs.
I think the old 'always going to the internal candidate' is a bit of an old wives tale these days. Most jobs are highly competitive, including supermarket jobs which people still seem to assume you can just walk into. Unqualified jobs in schools etc will attract people with qualifications and experience on their cv's. Maybe not teaching qualifications but early years higher education diplomas/degrees or childhood development qualifications etc. I am a social worker and our social work assistants may not have a social work degree and registrstion but now will usually have a degree in early years/youth work etc. They will also be very experienced in working with families, several have managed children's centres when that was a policy funded by the government.it is not a case of 'I fancy beinga social worker so I will get a SWA role for experience'.