Is this discrimination?

kaisersoze_2

Winewaiter wrote: »

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I think it is only common courtesy, if having gone through their recruitment exercise; detailed application forms with strict competencies, panel interview, success letter; second interview all taking lots of my time including time off work I would have a right to know.

Unfortunately common courtesy seems in short supply these days, i am in no way getting at you, i am actually curious if by law people have the right to know, especially if they have gone through the process you have.

Morty_007

Winewaiter wrote: »

Does anyone think I should reapply for this newly advertised post which I am suitable and qualified for?

could do, as long as the advert doesn't say previous applicants need not apply. Might be as well to ask the company too. You may just be flogging a dead horse and might be as well to move on.

Winewaiter

tallrider wrote: »

If you can prove it, then potentially, but thats the tricky part. Print off one of these and send it to the company, then you will get an understanding of why they might have turned you down.


Thank you for this. Yes it would be difficult to prove, but I will keep your link to the request under my belt and send it off if I do not get satisfactory reasons for them not offering me this latest vacancy.

Winewaiter

Just had the callback from the company. however may be called for another interview.

liney

Because you are qualified, and have experience does not mean they have to give you the job.

Other people may have applied who were also qualified, experienced, but had other additional desirable qualities - a foreign language, qualifications which compliments the required ones, the interviewer thought their attitude was more sympathetic to the ethos of the organisation, personal experience which could enhance their application.... etc.

I'm not saying you weren't suitable, but others may have been more suitable. Send in a snotty "You have discriminated against me" letter as suggested won't get you a job, and certainly will ensure you aren't interviewed for further positions.

undaunted

Unless you can prove that age was the reason they didn't offer you the job I don't think I'd waste further time with them personally, but spend it looking for a company who will appreciate your skills, experience and tenacity.

Good luck!

Winewaiter

liney wrote: »

Because you are qualified, and have experience does not mean they have to give you the job.

Other people may have applied who were also qualified, experienced, but had other additional desirable qualities - a foreign language, qualifications which compliments the required ones, the interviewer thought their attitude was more sympathetic to the ethos of the organisation, personal experience which could enhance their application.... etc.

I'm not saying you weren't suitable, but others may have been more suitable. Send in a snotty "You have discriminated against me" letter as suggested won't get you a job, and certainly will ensure you aren't interviewed for further positions.

If I wasn't successful, that's fine but I was told I was?!

Winewaiter

undaunted wrote: »

Unless you can prove that age was the reason they didn't offer you the job I don't think I'd waste further time with them personally, but spend it looking for a company who will appreciate your skills, experience and tenacity.

Good luck!

Thanks you. I don't think I will waste any further time with them. I need to move on. Their loss.;)

Morty_007

Hey, thats great news! Congratulations and good luck this time around. Like others have said, it may just be that others are "better" suited to the job. Companies have more than enough applicants at the moment to keep someone they aren't interested in, on the possibles list. They can clearly see something in you that they like, it's just a matter of working out what that is and emphasising it. good luck!!

heretolearn_2

1) there is no legal 'right' to know why you didn't get a job.

2) Unless they've done or said something really obvious, it would be impossible to prove age discrimination.

2) I wouldn't give up. So far they have a pool of appropriate people. You are one of those people. Every one in that pool is competing for every vacancy that comes up. In addition, it may well be their policy that all vacancies have to be externally advertised (esp. if they are a charity, they often have quite tight recruitment policies and cannot be flexible about them). This means that for every vacancy you have the pool people plus new applicants going after it. The people who get the jobs are the ones who a) don't just sigh and give up and b) are the best for that specific vacancy. Keep going. Like the lottery says, 'it could be you!'