So, I'm not sure if this is the right place but I need to share with some community.
I applied for an Assistant Director position with an organization in September. I had previously applied for a director role and the department head said I lacked some experience but encouraged me to apply for Assistant Director roles that may open up.
Aftef applying for the AD, I got an email from HR saying I had moved to the interview stage and would be contacted by the hiring manager.
I didn't hear anything for about a week so I reached back out to HR and they said the hiring manager was busy but they passed the message along. A week later still nothing so I contacted HR again to let them know I was still interested. HR let me know the hiring timeline had been pushed back for other reasons. I thought, no big deal that happens and I was happy to hear from them.
Now it's a month since I got my initial email and I reached out again. This time, the department head responded to me directly (HR forwarded the email) and told me they conducted interviews last week and had chosen candidates to move forward with. They said they had been informed by the hiring manager that I had been contacted about an interview and were sorry I never received it.
I know they can't change it, it wouldn't be fair to other applicants but am I right to feel disrespected and frustrated?
I'm not so upset about not getting the job, it's the lack of respect and accountability that gets me.
Places are saying no one wants to work or we can't find quality applicants and then this shit happens.
I'm just tired of it all. I did everything 'right'. I went to school, got degree(s), worked hard at work and worked extra and now when I try to move up and into positions I've built skills for I'm told no.
I don't really know what I'm asking or really if I am. It's just been rough job searching after leaving a job to preserve my mental health and this was one more burden/obstacle.