I’ve interviewed a few times for interest-adjacent jobs and got turned down. Once I flew so close to the sun I actually interviewed for my dream job - a cosmetic chemist role. And still I was turned down due to my lack of experience and the employer had a time constraint in training a new employee.
Applying for jobs has been the bane of my existence since I started having deadlines on how long I can stay in a country that isn’t mine. Some applications take days to fill. Some are QuickApply.