HR Twilight Zone

I recently applied to an internal job posting. Despite the job being internal to the company, it actually looked like a good opportunity. Reading the requirements for the number of years of experience, type of experience, and education I was more than qualified for the position. One little problem, the grade leveling was too high for me to apply to given my current grade leveling (grade leveling is a way of categorizing jobs based on the number of years of experience and education level).

I contacted the job coordinator and explained the situation, making it clear that my education and work experience exceeded the requirements for the job posting and that I was currently under leveled. The coordinator sent regrets saying there wasn’t anything that could be done and suggested I try to get my leveling corrected with functional management. The coordinator did add that if I were properly leveled I would have a great shot at the job given my background.

I then emailed my functional managers. Failing to read my entire email that detailed my exchange with the job coordinator, functional management’s suggestion was for me to contact the job coordinator explaining the situation to see if there was anything that could be done.

In summary, if I didn’t already work here I’d be a great fit for a job here. It's because I've entered the HR Twilight Zone, I throw rocks.