No not for us

Yeah not surprised, you don’t wait over 3 weeks for them to say you got the job. So by week 3 I guessed it, still doesn’t make me any less p—ed off. I kind of sat by the phone for the first 2 weeks. hoping I’d hear something, I even called a couple of times, emailed, but got no response. So yesterday I get a voicemail, like it was fated that I would miss the call.

Thank you but I regret…

Oh yes it’s another one of those emails, can’t say I’ve missed them but they do make for some interesting reading. “X enjoyed meeting you” but you really shouldn’t have bothered coming. “I regret to advise you that on this occasion we will not be pursuing with your application  further” because we just thought your face wasn’t a great fit and we’ve filled our ethnic quota somewhere else within the company. “Whilst X felt that you have a broad range of skills, we have met with another candidate who had more relevant experience with our needs.”

The stamp of disapproval: REJECTION

Oh how expected were you! HA! So phone rings and what do you know it’s the recruiter calling about 2 weeks after the event. “I’m sorry it’s not good news.”

Back to reality

Haven’t blogged in a while, not that I didn’t have anything to say. When do I have nothing to say? I said earlier I had stopped applying for jobs because none of that hard work of applying anywhere was fruitful and I’ve more than my fair share of “unfortunately” emails. However that doesn’t mean to say I haven’t been on any interviews.

We don’t need you anymore but we need someone

Here’s a surprise, so you read earlier that quite a few people have been made redundant at my ex work. To put a spanner in the works they will be re-advertising my old job reworked with a new job title and on a part time basis.

Are you interviewing me? That’s my job!

So yet another rejection, me surprised? On the contrary, not at all surprised. I knew looking at myself in the mirror, I wasn’t their cup of tea, what I found truly ironic was they said they didn’t want a “wall flower” and needed someone with some balls, however when I thought I showed that in my line of questioning which they informed the recruiter they didn’t like I mean just because I flummoxed them when I asked “Can you sum up working at (insert business name here) in one word?” Shouldn’t be a reason to not consider someone, was I maybe too balsy and should I have just kept my mouth shut? Then they probably would have said, ‘she was too quiet and didn’t fully ingage in the interview.’ Can’t f—king win. 

Sun’s shining birds singing…

and the letter that arrived on my doormat went like this, “thank you for your application of the above position. Unfortunately due to the change in our business requirements we are no longer recruiting for this position.”

Well I’m surprised they even bothered to send a letter on headed paper and posted it when other companies send a generic email. So I have to give them points for that, now I wonder what the change in their business requirement is. They found someone internally? Or they already found someone, although that would have said “we would not be taking your application further.” They lost funding, or they realised they have coped without one so there is no need.

Either way it’s another rejection, was one of the few companies that I was actually interested in working for, some of the benefits were amazing ha! Ah well, onwards and upwards I guess isn’t that what they say?

Finally received my redundancy payment, can you believe I was screwed over again. Not enough that they screwed me over with the redundancy, they screwed me over with the money. They taxed me even when it clearly states in law all redundancy payments are not subject to tax or national insurance. They really know how to kick someone when they are down. Just another thing to sort out and dispute.

 

The impersonal art of rejection

I remember in the naughties (2000’s) job rejections came sealed in an envelope. Tended to be on nice headed paper and addressed you by name. I mean the blow didn’t feel much sweeter, but it makes you think now at least they knew your name!

We rethought the job role & you ain’t got ‘it’

So set the scene, applied for the job, aced the phone interview, aced the first interview, aced the test and second interview and then you casually look on the company website and notice a new role, but it isn’t a new role it’s the role you applied for with a different title. So you wait and you wait and you wait and hear nothing having to email the company to get a response.