Why You Get Rejected From Jobs You 'Perfectly' Qualify For.

Why You Get Rejected From Jobs You "Perfectly" Qualify For. Nothing is more frustrating than getting rejected for a job you are an excellent fit for. Is it because hiring managers and recruiters are incompetent? Or is it due to other reasons? Here's why your job application is constantly being rejected.

0:00 - getting rejected is frustrating
1:49 - you're not a good fit
4:11 - unrealistic expectations
4:52 - they already have a candidate in mind
6:17 - fake jobs
7:02 - bad timing
8:33 - they hired someone
9:15 - your resume
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[jackcarraway]

Jobs believe it or not have little to nothing to do with "qualifications"; it mostly boils down to whether the interviewer likes you or not.

[szczurman]

I remember laughing really hard reading a story of a man who applied for some sort of software development job or whatnot. The hiring manager demanded that they have someone with 5-10 years of experience in a specific development process. The man who was applying was the one who created and patented said process 2 years before. He was rejected. It's awesome dealing with hiring staff who have zero knowledge about what things they're hiring for.

[TwoP-oq]

It's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know that gets you the job. Sad, but true.

[BridgetsAnimalHouse]

The crazy thing is if hiring managers were looking for a job and there’s unrealistic “wish lists” they would be frustrated. People have no compassion. Landing a job these days is literally winning the lottery.
I recently applied for a job and I was a perfect fit. I received an automated rejection within two hours. Absolutely ridiculous!

[dhenderson]

I am now at the stage where I no longer expect to get any job.

I just keep applying and hope for the best.

[mattbross]

Applied for a job five weeks ago, got the rejection email today after zero interviews. And I will not dole out any more money to career coaches and consultants like yourself when the recruiting process is broken beyond repair. Good qualified people should not have to exercise acts of futility trying to adapt to a broken and corrupt system.

[MrBrewman]

1. Internal applicant is selected.
2. Req is cancelled because they no longer need it.
3. Department is scaling back on headcount and that is a common early sign of a layoff.

[nukemall]

My old boss would post jobs just to get the phone numbers and social media of attractive women. There was never any intention of hiring because the opening didn't even exist.

[eugenb]

The "unrealistic expectation" where they are "willing to wait a long time" is simply bullsh*t. They DON'T need somebody, they just are trying to see if they find an VERY VERY good deal. It's like somebody who "wants" to buy a car, they want a brand new Ferrari, but they only have 5000$, they are "willing" to wait. It's simple, they don't need a car, if they would REALLY need a car, they would buy a car at a real price.

[LBio]

Great points! However, I still think companies are extremely rude when not responding with a letter of denial. That's the least they should do so applicants don't have to wait o on baited breath

[sarrjel]

When I worked in a coupler factory I talked to a guy who used to be a manager and he told me that he spent about a year and a half to almost two years interviewing 1, 183 candidates for a machine operator job and passed over that many people just to find that one person who ended up quitting a year later to find a better paying job. These games that employers play to find that 'one' specific guy or girl that knows that skill or software on the computer are painting them in a corner of incompetence. There's skill sets that are transferable and software isn't that difficult to learn if you apply yourself to it. It sounds like a lot of screwing around and wasting time to hire someone who is smart enough and versatile to do the job and is willing to learn new skills. All they're doing is costing the company money by not getting talented people in the door.

[phoenixmythics]

these pipeline reqs...when people are looking for job, they need the job now.... not 6 months later, a year later...

[TheMusicFan]

After receiving another rejection today, I was starting to doubt myself, it is somehow calming to see my situation is not that rare. Thank you for the video, very helpful and nicely explained!

[suniskys]

When layoffs happen recruiters / hr folks are usually cut first. Most job listings are ghosts jobs as they need to show they are doing something. AI will eliminate many of these jobs within next 5-10 yrs. Folks need to go back to the way things were. Be your own boss. Find a skill you’re good at and sell it. Stop applying to these companies that you are just a number and will cut you loose when they need to show a profit. They collect our data and sell it while you get no job and they get paid. The days of loyalty are long gone. Again, be your own boss! We all have a talent / skill worth selling. Do some soul searching and find yours! You will be so much happier.

[karnez]

I’ve got denied from so many jobs, i applied for internships that im over qualified for and still didn’t get the job

[istvantoth]

Corporate recruitment must be *LOT MORE* regulated. This "maybe this, maybe that" is absolute bollocks, sometimes straight-up sickening.

[PinkiePi]

There are so many videos about why you're not getting the job, how to game the system, etc. But very few videos talking about the nearly endless flaws in the system we have in place and how we should be pushing for legislature to correct it.

[tinafae]

I’ll push back a little bit here and share the times I’ve submitted targeted resumes related to my experience in a particular industry.

I worked other roles between those over several years. So I was interviewing and only included that relevant industry experience, which was more than qualified.

The hiring manager started grilling me about “gaps”. I explained that there were no gaps. I just didn’t want to bog down the resume with a bunch of irrelevant experience. He asked for an additional resume showing those experiences.

There is no winning with some of these people.

[dhenderson]

One way to do things is, apply for temporary jobs or contract jobs as well.

The temporary job might not be a full solution, but you are more likely to be hired (less people want them and there is less risk to the employer) and it gives you industry experience and some money in the meantime. Also, they can be another reference.

I have done this a couple of times and it gets your foot in the door and builds contacts for when a more permanent position comes along.