It happens all the time, experience accounts for nothing, if you are young and have some tickets but have no idea of what your doing you will get the job, from a person that would be experienced and have no tickets.
Its crap but once you are over 50 like me they don't want to know about it,

I have experienced this all the time, and basically have given up, by the way i,m over 62, and not needed any more.
Its all good i just go traveling now.
Leon