told job was given to someone more qualified then readvertised.

I guess you could re-send a letter and ask but I don't think its going to gain you anything and you would be best of ignoring it and applying for other jobs

Will

tiger wrote: »

hii everyone,
i went for interview few days ago and got back email 3 days later thanking me for attending the interview but unfortunately i didn't get the job.
when i asked for feedback/reason why i didnt get the job, i was told the job went to some one more qualified than myself.
"fair enough " i said to my self. however today i found the same job been re-advertised again with an additional comment "previous applicant need not to apply"
any one with experience with this sort of situation.?is there anyway i can challenge them.? i meet ALL there essential requirements/qualification plus most of the desired requirements

thanks

The person offered the job may have turned it down when offered (or they could have made it up to make the conversation with you less awkward).
And they obviously don't think you are the person they are looking for.

Unless you can demonstrate discrimination, which from what you say sounds unlikely, e.g. they have asked questions that they shouldn't have (such as about marital status, children, religion etc), there is nothing you can do.

Employers are entitled to decide who they want to hire, as long as they don't act illegally. And re-advertise if they don't find someone suitable is totally legal.
The fact that your application meets all the criteria is irrelevant if you failed your interview.

You could ask for their notes of the interview, under the Data Protection Act, but it would be pointless. I know someone who did and got back neatly written notes that just said she was crxp at everything and did not reflect the interview at all. They just covered they assex.

If I were you I would focus my energy on finding a job. You could ask for more detailed feedback, and learn from it. Rejection is hard, but in the past I have been painfully rejected but got something much much better shortly afterwards.

Good luck with your job hunt!

It is usually not worth asking for feedback as what you are told will rarely be the truth -as in this case.

It is far easier for them to say 'someone else was better qualified' than to say what the real reason was - which could be something they thought you would argue with. They might simply not have liked you!

Move on to the next application...and don't bother with asking for feedback.

Don't take it too personally. I got turned down for a job a couple of days ago with the reason:

They were impressed with my experience, my qualifications and believed I performed very well in the interview, but they weren't sure about whether I'd fit in their team and they didn't know why. (I don't have any personality issues, before you ask :rolleyes:)

This is the worst kind of turn down (IMO), as I'd prefer to know I'd done something wrong so I can work on it, but instead, I'm told I'm good enough but still can't have the job. Ah well...