Exactly right

Your background sounds so wonderful, you’re perfect for the role,

The other candidates should surrender now it’s a shame they’ve not been told,

You’ve been through all the interviews, every question you have aced,

You’ve ticked the boxes of HR’s brief and that’s competency based.

We’ve seen your CV, you’re brilliant, we couldn’t ask for more,

But we can’t give you this job unless you’ve done the exact same one before.

You see we need to make sure the successful candidate is absolutely right,

It’s not enough to pass all our tests and be so insanely bright,

We need to know the new employee is a completely safe pair of hands

You have to be able to do the job immediately, we’re sure you understand,

You’re by far the tops, so highly qualified, we couldn’t ask for more,

But we can’t give you this job unless you’ve done the exact same one before.

Neil Armstrong, Margaret Thatcher, President Kennedy, Winston Churchill, so many from the past

Were deemed acceptable candidates, their reputation lasts,

No previous exact experience didn’t cause them to fail to make the grade,

The world remembers them for achievements and the differences they made.

Your logic is completely faultless, the other candidates you far outscore,

But we can’t give you this job unless you’ve done the exact same one before.