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Hey guys,
Bit of an odd one really...
I recently applied for the position of Team Leader for the team I am in now. There are two positions available and my manager, his manager and several other colleagues encouraged me to apply. It is something I wanted to do, and with their backing it made me feel more confident.
There was only me as an internal applicant and one external applicant. Neither of us got the position... There was another applicant (internally), but he dropped out at the last minute as the salary increase was significant to warrant the extra responsibility.
Anyway, I had my interview feedback where I found out I was unsuccessful for the reason... 'I don't have enough technical knowledge', however my competency interview was very good.
Now, after having the weekend to reflect on this... and speak to other individuals as part of my team... I don't know what it is I could have done better. I also was told that full training would be given and you wouldn't just be chucked in at the deep end. I then questioned if this was personal, as I have since found out they are going to look for more external applicants (these people would have even less technical experience than me).
The reason I thought it might be personal is the fact I applied for another internal position 9 months ago and was unsuccessful. You might think I am just a sore loser, but the interview was the best I have ever had... again 2 internal positions, 3 internal applicants. The other 2 go the job based on the fact they already hold a qualification needed... however, one of the candidates dropped out and the other couldn't start for 4 months. At the time I was told this position needed to be filled in 2 months as they had an important audit coming up. In the end they hired externally and put the new guy on the external course for the qualification. The original successful candidate ended up going on long term sick and never started their role and in the end they hired external to cover this long term absence with is looking to become permanent soon. Meanwhile I am left here... so hence the reason I am thinking it may be personal?
So... the things to consider here. I am shift worker at a lower grade of the team leader... however as the team leader is day work it would be less money by over £2k. Something I considered at the time and was happy with...
I am back in work tomorrow and going to ask for a chat with my boss and express my concerns. If I am limited in technical knowledge (which isn't needed for this role and can be learnt very quickly), surely it would be better to invest in me than go external? Also, the boss above the team leader has said he will temporarily fill in the position of the 2 x team leaders whilst maintaining his own role...
Any thoughts on this and how I should handle it? I am not a sore loser or a cry baby, but just feel I have some concerns and thoughts I need to raise... also, the new team leader roles were sold to the team as it was internal development opportunity, hence the reason I was encouraged to apply...
What would you do?
cheers
Bit of an odd one really...
I recently applied for the position of Team Leader for the team I am in now. There are two positions available and my manager, his manager and several other colleagues encouraged me to apply. It is something I wanted to do, and with their backing it made me feel more confident.
There was only me as an internal applicant and one external applicant. Neither of us got the position... There was another applicant (internally), but he dropped out at the last minute as the salary increase was significant to warrant the extra responsibility.
Anyway, I had my interview feedback where I found out I was unsuccessful for the reason... 'I don't have enough technical knowledge', however my competency interview was very good.
Now, after having the weekend to reflect on this... and speak to other individuals as part of my team... I don't know what it is I could have done better. I also was told that full training would be given and you wouldn't just be chucked in at the deep end. I then questioned if this was personal, as I have since found out they are going to look for more external applicants (these people would have even less technical experience than me).
The reason I thought it might be personal is the fact I applied for another internal position 9 months ago and was unsuccessful. You might think I am just a sore loser, but the interview was the best I have ever had... again 2 internal positions, 3 internal applicants. The other 2 go the job based on the fact they already hold a qualification needed... however, one of the candidates dropped out and the other couldn't start for 4 months. At the time I was told this position needed to be filled in 2 months as they had an important audit coming up. In the end they hired externally and put the new guy on the external course for the qualification. The original successful candidate ended up going on long term sick and never started their role and in the end they hired external to cover this long term absence with is looking to become permanent soon. Meanwhile I am left here... so hence the reason I am thinking it may be personal?
So... the things to consider here. I am shift worker at a lower grade of the team leader... however as the team leader is day work it would be less money by over £2k. Something I considered at the time and was happy with...
I am back in work tomorrow and going to ask for a chat with my boss and express my concerns. If I am limited in technical knowledge (which isn't needed for this role and can be learnt very quickly), surely it would be better to invest in me than go external? Also, the boss above the team leader has said he will temporarily fill in the position of the 2 x team leaders whilst maintaining his own role...
Any thoughts on this and how I should handle it? I am not a sore loser or a cry baby, but just feel I have some concerns and thoughts I need to raise... also, the new team leader roles were sold to the team as it was internal development opportunity, hence the reason I was encouraged to apply...
What would you do?
cheers