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After going thru interview after interview for new jobs after my lay off... it's not what kind of pretty pieces of paper you own and what you know, it's WHO you know. And if you don't know anyone and think you can get by on your pretty piece of paper, you are dead wrong.
And sometimes what is said on paper is misleading. For example: I was told flat out by someone in the meeting industry that she thought graphic designers were weird. I have a BS in graphic design. It may be true that some can't keep a deadline and don't have people skills, but even with admin and customer service experience, I still get written off.
Perhaps you weren't considered for the position because maybe you seem too set in your ways. You have that education and that structure. Maybe mgmt didn't want someone with a textbook background. Maybe this other candidate was fresh and is open to being "molded" into what mgmt wants. So maybe it was a blessing that you didn't get the option to promote. They can say all they want on the job description, but it matters more if the person fits what they are looking for, rather than their quals. It's different with being an MD or a JD or PhD... because you HAVE to have those pieces of paper to be in those professions.
But I'm learning more and more that more and more people are more qualified in other ways. And in some ways, they are over qualified. Maybe you were over-qualified.
But don't write off the girl without a specific degree. I'll be one of those someday when I enter into the meeting planning field.
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