rejected by a computer!!!

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And, I'm not talking about an emailed "Dear John" letter. I'm talking about job applications. I have been unemployed since February and I'm almost out of unemployment extension. I've never had this much problem finding work - not even temp work. I decided to apply to work for Kmart who was actively advertising for positions in my area. I used their online application process. It seemed easy enough. I gave them responses to education, employment, gaps in employment and then came the questionnaire. There were 76 questions with multiple choice answers. Some were a bit difficult to answer since I haven't worked in the last 6 months the way the question was written, so I chose "answer later". I figured it would ask me to explain like it did with my employment gaps. It didn't. After I finished the lengthy questionnaire, there was another short section that asked how the applicant liked the application process and if there were any problems. I did have a problem where when I was finished the questionnaire last night and said so, it came back with an 'error 404' - it couldn't find the next page. So, I did tell them that. But, when I finished the last "how did you like it" question, it immediately said, "we're sorry, but we have decided to select another candidate for the position who is better suited." WHAT???? A computer program decided I wasn't suitable to work at Kmart even though I've worked for the Federal government (IRS), as an accounts payable clerk, as a medical records clerk, even as a sales clerk when WT Grant Co was still alive and well!! How can someone be rejected by a computer?????!!!!! I've seen some of the people who work for Kmart - how the hell did THEY get the job???? Have you ever experienced something as humiliating as this??? (Yes - it's humiliating, believe me.)