Didn’t get job today and beating self up

[cleo333]

Hello please help me feel a bit better . After a 7 hour interview where I didn’t get a job today , a job that I actually do . There were also only a few interviewees . I tried my absolute best including creating a proposal for the service I’d taken ages to create ( they took that ) . I feel so sad , quite a failure and dread going back to work where I don’t feel valued . On reflection there is an element of the new job that is extremely difficult and likely to be unachievable anyway and I’ve already been part of setting up a new service once which is so hard but I feel quite like I’ve failed and feel so bad about that

Aww, sympathies. I didn’t get a job I went for this week either. See if you can get feedback? Worth reflecting on. Then, onwards and upwards!

My way of thinking is that the role wasn’t meant to be yours. I realise that right now, this will seem hollow, but in (the right) time, you’ll be in the role you should have and it’ll all make sense? Reading this back seems airy fairy (even to me typing it!) but keep the faith.

Get that proposal back. CF’s

It’s disappointing but it’s a blip. Clearly you weren’t terrible if it was a 7 hour interview. I agree with PP that this job wasn’t meant for you and other opportunities will.

I feel for you. I didn't even get shortlisted for a job I have done twice before and ticked every essential criteria for. I'm telling myself maybe the company just don't take back ex employees or the job market is just really bad but feeling a bit gutted to not even be shortlisted.