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First job rejection since diagnosis. Why are interviews seen as the best way to judge your abilities?

Biblio44

Apologies, I may well rant a bit here.

Diagnosed with ASD just over 5 weeks ago, at age 43. Still trying to accept that and wondering how to move forward in life. 

Received my degree results 2 weeks ago - BSc first class honours, despite various burnouts/shutdowns etc etc. I am proud of that achievement despite the huge toll it took on me.

Decided to apply for a job I know I could easily do, directly related to my degree, and I was invited for interview (which was totally exhausting for days before, actual day of interview, and a whole week of waiting for outcome).

I then receive a standard email today saying I was not suitable for the position. I am so frustrated. I know this will sound arrogant but I believe I have a higher level of intelligence than all 4 people who interviewed me. I have considered deleting that sentence but I believe it to be true so I have left it in.

I know the interview was probably not brilliant but I did my best to get across my skills and knowledge. Why oh why does the world insist on using interviews as the main way to judge whether someone is suitable for a job or not? 

Feeling quite angry and frustrated at the moment.

I wish there was an alternative method to interviews, it puts me at a disadvantage immediately. Has anyone heard of any companies using alternative methods to recruit? 

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  • I feel strongly about this, in the same way as you do, Biblio44. Tests have shown that interviews are about the least effective form of assessment among those which are used, with a correlation to how well people actually do the job of about 20%. I'm speaking from memory of a university lecture. 

    Do check out a company called auticon just to see how amazingly well recruitment can be done. If computer programming is something you can do then perhaps you could even consider applying for a job with them!

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  • I feel strongly about this, in the same way as you do, Biblio44. Tests have shown that interviews are about the least effective form of assessment among those which are used, with a correlation to how well people actually do the job of about 20%. I'm speaking from memory of a university lecture. 

    Do check out a company called auticon just to see how amazingly well recruitment can be done. If computer programming is something you can do then perhaps you could even consider applying for a job with them!

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