Got screwed over, unable to vent

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Hello, I know my problems are probably minor compared to some in here, but they still matter to me so here it goes. There is an organization (that shall remain nameless), that I have wanted to work for for over a year now. I have spent the last year doing volunteer work/ odd jobs for this organization. I have been taking time getting to know people who already work there. I have also done several other odd/volunteer jobs where the work is similar. So I thought I had my foot in the door. Managers at the organization even promised to let me know if any jobs opened up. Recently not 1 but 2 jobs opened up. I was not made aware and 2 people who had no previous affiliations with the organization got the jobs. To make the sting worse, the 2 people who were hired were former high school classmates who I didn't like anyway. I guess it hurts more because I have been job hunting all summer and only faced rejection so far and it is really killing my self esteem. I rarely get angry but this really pissed me off and it would be nice to resolve these feelings in a way other than just crying

Dude, your avatar is f'n awesome I want it, you have really good taste, sorry off topic.
Maybe you could buy a heavy bag and some boxing gloves?

I have those but they don't really help a lot. I just stole the avatar off google images so nothing special

I'm sorry that happened to you. I'd suggest that you go to a manager or someone with hiring authority who you know and can talk to and ask them why someone else was hired and not you. Don't do it confrontationally, just say something like "I've been wanting to work here for a while now and was trying to get my foot in the door. I noticed that two other people have been hired and I'd like to ask what it was about them that caused them to get the job and not me. I'm asking because I'd like to find out how to improve myself or my skills so that I can work here too eventually. If you could give me some constructive criticism, I'd really appreciate it and would work on those areas."

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I'm giving it another shot. We will see.
My forum is still there and everyone is welcome to come join as well. There is a private women only subforum there if anyone is interested. Also, there is no CAPTCHA.

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What was the job? Was it a people oriented job or more skilled-based. Either way the advice said above sounds like the next step. What's the worse that can happen? It's not like you can get fired.

it was a little bit of both