I agree on that one. Most of the time, those in charge of openings and hiring have someone they already know in mind for the job. Even in areas that ought to be neutral and are test based, such as civil service, the experienced "hirers" know how to work it so that a friend or someone they previously worked with will be able to get the job.
A few years back I interviewed twice for my ideal job. In fact, I had it and she called me and left a message on my machine that sounded like it was a done deal except for paperwork. Then I never heard back. I was able to find out who got the job and realized it was someone with a connection. What I didn't understand was why I had been "led on" with that message. A couple years later I ran into the person who had tried to hire me. She had felt terrible about it. She didn't explain the details but I realized she had been overruled at the last minute. Nobody had told HER that the job was to be set aside for someone else. They had her go through all the motions of interviewing several people and picking the person she wanted and basically just wasted everybody's time. All these years later, I see this kind of thing all around me. I think it also explains why so many incompetent people have really good and/or powerful jobs.
Maybe somehow you can make your own job one of these days, Kell. Maybe go to college again or something? Of course, I'm that last person to be giving any job-related advice at all. But I have made a lot of mistakes along those lines! I know what not to do!!!
Pennyplant
