Now, I can’t know for sure that this is precisely what happened in your case. But I think something like that probably has. Your application has gone straight to an automated system. That system, whether by default, or because of some kind of human intervention, has one or more parameters that turn its functions into the dullest of blunt instruments.
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It could be as simple as failing to find a keyword in your application. Or it could be something more complex. Whatever it is, this criterion has turned the automated application reading system from what it’s supposed to be – a kind of HR triage nurse – into a cheap, poorly designed sieve clogged with dried food.
In summary, I think the company you applied to has made a big mistake. When you instantly reject a serious, qualified and enthusiastic applicant, something has gone seriously wrong somewhere along the line. But you haven’t been shafted by a robot.
While it’s true that automated systems, even the very latest ones, do make mistakes, this is almost certainly a case of human error. You got rejected mere moments after sending your application not by a robot, but by the short-sightedness (or plain ineptitude) of its operator.
Your angry curiosity seems completely justified to me. I have no idea if you were the perfect person for this role, but I can say for certain that you deserved better than to be digitally waved away as if your excitement, effort and expertise counted for nothing.
Send your Work Therapy questions through to jonathan@theinkbureau.com.au
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