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[quote=Anonymous]I was the preferred internal candidate for a position with a short posting and didn’t get the job. The successful applicant was a subject matter expert (and not a veteran who shot to the top of the applicant pool) with more experience than me. They just happened to apply out of the blue. I would have selected them over me too given their expertise. There were no hard feelings after they were hired. All this is to say that a good hiring manager will hire the best applicant even if they aren’t the preferred candidate, and the preferred candidate can handle being passed over in a professional manner. I’ve also heard of announcements being cancelled if the preferred candidate doesn’t filter to the top. YMMV with these short duration vacancy announcements, but it’s not necessarily a waste of time to apply and interview. [/quote]
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