Sep 8, 2026 · 45 min · 11 segments
You've got the skills for the role...So,why weren't you hired? In this episode of The Hiring Room Jack and Sarah break down the real reasons candidates lose out, even when they're strong on paper…
Jack JohnsonHost
You've got all the skills for the role that you're going for and you didn't get the job.
We've spoken to loads of people who say, I've got to final stage and I'm always that second candidate.
second choice.
Maybe you just haven't come back to the recruiter quick enough.
Some candidates say, oh, I need to think about the job spec for like a couple of days.
Don't waste your time.
Hours, hour.
Yeah, yeah, I agree.
Max,
are you at the forefront of AI? To be honest, I don't think most leaders are, but...
So today myself and Sarah will be talking about a really good subject about you've got all the skills for the role that you're going for.
and you didn't get the job so there's plenty of reasons out there as to why you're going for all these roles you're applying to every role under the sun which you think is a good skill fit of the skill fit on a linkedin and it's just not landing you know when you get to first stage interview or final stage interview we've spoken to loads of people who say i've got to final stage and i'm always that second candidate i'm always second second second choice yeah we hear a lot of that Because of A, B and C.
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You've got all the skills for the role that you're going for and you didn't get the job.
We've spoken to loads of people who say, I've got to final stage and I'm always that second candidate.
second choice.
Maybe you just haven't come back to the recruiter quick enough.
Some candidates say, oh, I need to think about the job spec for like a couple of days.
Don't waste your time.
Hours, hour.
Yeah, yeah, I agree.
Max,
are you at the forefront of AI? To be honest, I don't think most leaders are, but...
So today myself and Sarah will be talking about a really good subject about you've got all the skills for the role that you're going for.
and you didn't get the job so there's plenty of reasons out there as to why you're going for all these roles you're applying to every role under the sun which you think is a good skill fit of the skill fit on a linkedin and it's just not landing you know when you get to first stage interview or final stage interview we've spoken to loads of people who say i've got to final stage and i'm always that second candidate i'm always second second second choice yeah we hear a lot of that Because of A, B and C.
