Two unsuccessfuls

Thanks for sharing my pain! I received an email notification about one yesterday - other applicants had been found to better match the requirements. And the other, even after yesterday's delightful interview where I was sure I'd done well
(I'd only carried in a couple of satchels of show and tell products besides my laptop!)... I received a kind phone call this afternoon that 'it's not good news, I'm sorry'... 'we've found someone with more recent xyz experience who was a better match with our criteria'... 'I'd have no hesitation in recommending you for abc...'
I am - frankly - very shocked! I have one more 'possible' and about seven non-responses since last month that I take it mean 'no go'. This blog was meant to be a light-hearted journey, but it seems there's blood on the streets and we may be headed for the dark underworld! (Well, that's an exaggeration - but you know!)