Strange interview request. Is this normal?

[Cirrus]

Do you mean YOU have been contacted, or some company you work for, and they have decided to put you forward?

Oh dear, WTFH. You are clearly a BOS contractor. You don't know how we in-business-on-our-own-account, mini-IBMs work...

What statistics/regulations are you thinking of?

Organistions will interview people just going through the motions. Public sector roles often have to be advertised. Private sector procedures may also require a proper interview process to stop jobs be bunged to friends even though the friends will get selected...

[WTFH]

Oh dear, WTFH. You are clearly a BOS contractor. You don't know how we in-business-on-our-own-account, mini-IBMs work...


Organistions will interview people just going through the motions. Public sector roles often have to be advertised. Private sector procedures may also require a proper interview process to stop jobs be bunged to friends even though the friends will get selected...

That may be the case, but lots of assumptions have been made in this thread without getting any facts out of the OP.


I'm not sure what your definition of a BOS contractor is, but I have my own limited company. When I am contacted by an agent or client I wouldn't say they contacted my limited company, but that they contacted me. It makes things easier if simple terms are used which make sense.


The confusion due to the OP's choice of language makes me want more information before being able to provide an effective answer rather than diving in.

[SpontaneousOrder]

What, with a tag of 'SueEllen' you do surprise me. And its clear you seem to be ignoring those questioning your assertion about Hapax being sexist when their is no such evidence of this, I fail to understand this yes but not your other arguments which you seem to think people have no right to dare question.

It doesn't like gendered pronouns.

[SueEllen]

It doesn't like gendered pronouns.

Not strictly true as if you know the gender of the poster you can use it.

[northernladuk]

It's clear you like the Hapax doesn't understand I am a woman not a man.

Blimey. You learn something new every day here....

[Cirrus]

When I am contacted by an agent or client I wouldn't say they contacted my limited company, but that they contacted me.

Ah, I see. Well for Relaxed the client contacts Reception. They speak with an American accent because he has his own offices in Silicon Valley. But they are efficient and put the call through to Professional Services, who then in turn ask Hapax to put together a bid proposal, or may suggest a possible diary slot for his sales team.

It would be the same routine for me. The only thing is, with the state of the market, nobody ever rings.

[sociopath]

Every company has to spend time/money to make money. Whether this is preparing a tender or attending an interview.

Yes, you will lose a days rate and travel costs but consider the rate and duration of the contract on offer, and status of current contract.

Even if a potential opportunity has been raised for Joe Bloggs mate that doesn't mean that you can't win it on merits. It just depends on how good you are and how well you can sell yourself.

No point registering interest though if you're not willing to commute or work away from home.

[SpontaneousOrder]

This thread is weird.

The OP simply stated that the found the interview arrangements personally off-putting, and wondered if it was typical (so it knows how to respond to it).

Then 99% of the responses were nothing to do with how typical it is, and instead were telling it how it should judge the merits of attending the interview.

I'd have thought it would have been able to judge for itself - given an indication of how typical it is or is not, based on it's own circumstances & preferences, whether it would be in it's own interest to go or not.

[SueEllen]

Blimey. You learn something new every day here....

Yes you can be sexist in language.

For example if I referred to all nurses as "she" I would be sexist as they could be any sex, though I should say gender to cover all human beings.

What I found more troubling is that SpontaneousOrder was one of the first to notice it.....

[SueEllen]

Every company has to spend time/money to make money. Whether this is preparing a tender or attending an interview.

Yes, you will lose a days rate and travel costs but consider the rate and duration of the contract on offer, and status of current contract.

Even if a potential opportunity has been raised for Joe Bloggs mate that doesn't mean that you can't win it on merits. It just depends on how good you are and how well you can sell yourself.

No point registering interest though if you're not willing to commute or work away from home.

You are wasting your breath. The OP was told this on the first page of this thread.