3rd interview 3rd rejection

[Bralessandfree]

I can just about cope with not getting the jobs I've interviewed for, but it's the feeling of being emotionally drained afterwards. I feel another piece of my soul has been taken away. I'll bounce back I always do but it's shit and now I'm on the cooking wine. Anyone else in the woe is me with jobs gang?

Oh OP that’s crap, totally get what you mean about it being emotionally draining. It’s also hard to know if you’ve gone through a fair recruitment process (ie was there someone who was genuinely better than you) or had they already essentially picked an internal candidate and were just going through a tick box exercise by doing the interview.

Can you pick something lovely to do for yourself as a reward for doing the interviews and also for picking yourself up again after the disappointment of not getting the job?

I hope that the right job for you is just around the corner 🍀

What a lovely reply, thank you. Yes there were internal candidates wearing Staff lanyards and me with my big red Visitor lanyard 😀 but there we go what can you do. Keep on keeping on x

I've had three interviews over the last few weeks with the last one being today. I was told I would hear back by the end of the day if I had been successful. I didn't hear anything. A lot of interviews take up most if the day now and are draining. It is disheartening but keep going, we will get there in the end. I have another next week and its just an interview, no group stuff or tasks so I feel more hopeful. Good luck with your job hunting

When I went back to a previous employer they told me the job was mine, but that they still had to 'go through the motions' which unfortunately meant wasting the time of countless other people in terms of applications and interviews. It would be reasonably commonplace to either have someone internally or externally in mind so you actually have no chance of getting the position. Basically, don't be too hard on yourself. If it's for us, it shan't pass us.

I’ve been there. It can be soul crushing. But each time I’ve eventually been offered a job that in hindsight was the best job for me at the time. I try to focus on that - these jobs weren’t right for you, not just the other way round.

Try to do something uplifting after these rejections. Meet up with friends, play a sport, do an art class. Whatever make you happy and is within you means. I know it’s not always that easy to spring back but you will get there.

And in the meantime make them give you proper feedback that you can use to improve. If it’s not immediately forthcoming then chase it. It’s not like you have anything to lose. Just keep it friendly and professional. If you need help seeing the feedback objectively then you can ask someone else to help. Or even ask the interviewer for a chat. Some will fob you off but some will be helpful. Do focus on the positives and take the negatives onboard but don’t get angry or negative about it. Use it as a great learning opportunity.

Good luck with your hunt. Something great will be around the corner. You just haven’t found it yet!