To be fuming that the people who got through to interview for a job I applied for, weren't really bothered about the job anyway ?

[nutcracker]

I applied for a HCA job on a maternity ward at my local hospital. My mum works as a HCA on the same ward.

I didn't get chosen for interview, despite having care experiance and the fact that I am doing an access to nursing course right now.

Today one of the HCA's my mum works with, rang her to tell her that some of the interviews had gone ahead today and that afterwards she had been asked to show 2 of the candidates around the ward. Whilst showing them around she'd asked them a few questions about why they wanted the job and wether they thought they'd like it etc etc and both said that they had just applied because they wanted a job, any job, and that they weren't really that sure if it was for them but they'd try it and see.

I am fuming. I wanted to do the job, have an interest in it, already know loads about it and it is relevent to my course, but I didn't even get a bloody interview.

[Lauriefairycake]

thats really weird, why the hell didn't they give you an interview???

Any chance its becuase they didnt want your mum and you working in the same place?

[ChasingSquirrels]

[SenoraPostrophe]

you should ask them for feedback about why you didn't get an interview. I'd be miffed too!

[nutcracker]

Laurie - They didn't know i had applied until after they'd selected who they wanted to interview, so it wasn't that.

I am just so mad and have had enough of applying for nothing.

Apparently a computer selects forms that meet the criteria and then a person goes through those forms and selects people for the interview. So the computer obviously hates me then lol.

[RustyBear]

Some places do have rules about relations working together, but surely they could have said so?

Our school staff behaviour policy states that no member of staff may have a relationship with their line manager, which our cleaner thinks is hilarious,as her line manager is the caretaker & her DH!

"No need for headaches any more" was her comment...

[nutcracker]

Well the thing is SP, if the thing about the computers is right, then they won't be able to tell me why anyway as they won't have actually read my form.

I just think it is madness. To say they are short staffed at the mo, is a complete understatement and yet they are arsing around interviewing people that don't give a toss about the job anyway.

[nutcracker]

They didn't know we were related Rusty, we have different surnames.

[3andnogore]

Aww nutcracker....so frustrating...am wondering did you apply over teh NHS website...if so...you are not the only one it hates

[pointydog]

Happens all the time. There is never any condition that you can only apply if this is the only type of job you want and really want it very much.

So yes, yabu.

[Whimsy]

I'd be miffed too!

[nutcracker]

Yep I did apply online, always do as most now state they they will only accept online applications. I always check that I get the email to say that the form was sent ok too, so it is getting there.

[nutcracker]

I didn't say that they couldn't apply pointydog, I said that why put them through to interview and not someone with care experiance and a relevant link to the job.

[nutcracker]

The one woman even said that she didn't really like babies fgs.

[pointydog]

because the people who choose who to interview look for things very specific to them, regardless of all the equal opps stuff. The whole business is really rather arbitary, esp in public sector

[Kif]

phone them up for a chat. computer selection systems are meant ot make recruiting easier - but they do favour paper qualifications over aptitude and motivation. The manager should have discretion to overide, if you can explain that you think the computer didn;t do you justice, anbd you'd like the opportunity to interview, to show what you can contribute to the role.

[Kevlarhead]

Some recruiters (I'm thinking local government) will provide a person specification and a job description.

In order to get an interview, you have to go through the person spec in crushing detail and explain in the personal statement how you possess every single attribute they're looking for.

The recruiter may then ignore the rest the form (aside from checking you are literate and didn't fill it in using crayon), and tick off the types of skills/experience they want to get.

Just shows the people who got the interview are better at jumping through hoops, rather than better at the job, so YANBU.

[bubblerock]

Nutty - I left a link for you on this thread.