Secured job interview but

[CloudWalker]

3h before I was due to attend they ask if they can move it to the next day?
I say fine but the next morning they phone and say the position has gone as they interviewed someone yesterday

[SueEllen]

Lovely people not.

tulip happens.

[northernladuk]

So they interviewed someone they wanted, put the offer to them, they accepted next day so didn't need to see you. You've not lost anything as you were in second place. It's how the game goes.

[uk contractor]

Happens all the time. Until your onsite on your last day & have been fully paid for the contract duration its all fluid and up in the air. End clients in general also have an unhelpful attitude towards contractors so your just seen as a resource no more no less regardless of how good/bad you are!

[MrMarkyMark]

Happens all the time. Until your onsite on your last day & have been fully paid for the contract duration its all fluid and up in the air. End clients in general also have an unhelpful attitude towards contractors so your just seen as a resource no more no less regardless of how good/bad you are!

My experiences have largely been different. Obviously, consultancy gigs can be like that, especially if its quite short term.
Depends on how much value, they perceive they are getting I guess, it could be you are not making enough impact in that area.

[FatLazyContractor]

Isn't that BAU?

[northernladuk]

My experiences have largely been different. Obviously, consultancy gigs can be like that, especially if its quite short term.
Depends on how much value, they perceive they are getting I guess, it could be you are not making enough impact in that area.

This. I think the original comment was a load of rubbish.

[LondonManc]

You're more likely to get messed about at the interview stage than the start stage based on my experiences. Largely because they've not met you so don't give as much of a hoot about messing you around.

[psychocandy]

IMHO that not cool behaviour from client. I would suggest if they invite you for interview they should follow through.

Fair enough they might like this first candidate but you might be better.

Of course, danger is they've got the first one lined up but just interview you anyway rather than let you down and waste your time. Not sure which is worse to be honest.

Anyway, in business, there is no need to act like a nobhead.

[glippiglop]

3h before I was due to attend they ask if they can move it to the next day?
I say fine but the next morning they phone and say the position has gone as they interviewed someone yesterday

Sounds like they did you a big favour by not wasting your time. It's more likely that they had already made an offer to the other guy and were stalling for time while the offer was being considered. Had things gone another way, it's likely they would have gone forward with your interview.

Personally I would be much more inclined to get angry if my time had been wasted making a trip to the client and then going through a sham interview when an offer had already been made to someone else.