Here's a story that should make clo happy.
On Friday, I interviewed for a job in a different division. The position was in Management (which I already am) and was open only to inhouse staff. I know five of the seven applicants well, so I have a pretty good grasp of their qualifications. Only one of the others has Management experience.
The job would have been a return to my IT roots: Networking Dept Manager... doing the work I performed in my sleep and excelled at for eighteen years. It would, of course, have been a promotion.
Today, I was told that I blew everyone away in the interview... "hands down, the best interview". A prospect had already been selected prior to initiation of the interviews, so the gentleman with whom I spoke actually said TWICE while smiling, that I didn't make their task easy. As a consequence of their discussion with me, what was supposed to be open and shut then had to be debated for over ninety minutes.
That's what I was told... by someone who should know: One of the three interview panelists. He's worked pretty closely with me for six years and knows, therefore, that he can be up-front about this without getting in any trouble.
So (drumroll please), I did not get the job. It went to a Mexican-American woman who administers some of our Windows servers. She has no college degree... far less technical experience than SEVERAL of the applicants including me (she doesn't have the foggiest idea what the OSI model is)... no prior management experience... doesn't write well... and, apparently, didn't interview nearly as well as I did.
But, as was explained, she's what they wanted. Of course, I congratulated her - sincerely, in fact. She's a very nice lady.
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