Why Do Less Qualified People Get The Job You Want?

By Perminus Wainaina

I interviewed well, knocked it out of the park, and I didn’t get an offer.

I was perfect for the job, totally qualified, and I applied and didn’t hear anything.

So-and-so got the job and is less qualified than me, why did they get the job?

My leadership team offered a job to someone else and didn’t even consider asking me, what is wrong with me?

Have you ever been in a situation where somebody less qualified than you got a job instead of you?

You may have prepared well for the interview, but still didn’t get through, whereas your competitor, who was not half as qualified and prepared as you, got the job.

What could have gone wrong?

Losing out on a job is always painful, but it’s especially hard when you know you were ideally suited to the position.

Here’s why someone less qualified got the job and what you can do about it:

To learn more about why someone less qualified got the job you were eyeing, please watch the video below.

Perminus Wainaina is the C.E.O and Managing Partner at Corporate Staffing Services, a leading HR consultancy firm based in Westlands. He assists mid-level and senior professionals get solutions to complex and challenging career issues that they are facing.