Have you ever applied for a job you thought you had no chance of getting and actually got it?

[SummerBlueskies]

I’ve been looking for a new job for a while now. I’ve recently applied for one that I have all the required experience for but I know other people in my company will apply too and some of them have done the job longer and a couple have higher responsibilities than me so will look better on their CV.
The thing is I really want this job, it’s a lot more money than I’m currently on and would work better for me with family life. I’ve had a couple of knock backs with other jobs which I think has affected my confidence so I’m asking if anyone has ever applied for a job they thought they had no chance of getting and actually got it?
Give me some hope please 😂

All of these stories are really inspiring. Hopefully I can come back in a couple of weeks and say I’ve got the job

Yes. The job I'm doing now. Good luck @SummerBlueskies - I've loved it more than expected

Yes, I did! Was looking for a lecturing position and ended up joining civil service in a really interesting position, with about a 40% salary jump. Didn't think I'd have a chance in hell!

Twice.
First job out of uni, dream job, other end of the country, only applied as I never thought I'd even get an interview.
And this year, for a senior national role- whilst I met the person spec there was one key technical element that I didn't meet (related to employment status).
I explained how I could still do it despite this, and landed it.

Good luck @SummerBlueskies and let us know how you get on!

Thank you I will definitely come back to update. The job doesn’t close until 15th September so I’ve got a bit of a wait yet.
Im crossing everything that I at least get an interview, the job would be so perfect right now and a massive jump in salary (for me) I might go look up some manifestation techniques 😂.