Unnecessary interview

[yasockie]

I helped the client interview and hire another contractor.
We will now be interviewing another person for the same role who will 90% will not get hired (unless he/she turns out to be an absolute superstar, which does not transpire from a CV)
Does it make any sense to go through the motions with that person? My temptation is to recommend to the hiring manager to just inform the candidate that we have hired someone else.

[rocktronAMP]

I helped the client interview and hire another contractor.
We will now be interviewing another person for the same role who will 90% will not get hired (unless he/she turns out to be an absolute superstar, which does not transpire from a CV)
Does it make any sense to go through the motions with that person? My temptation is to recommend to the hiring manager to just inform the candidate that we have hired someone else.

I don't understand this situation. Has this person P1 been made an official offer? Did P1 accept the offer? Is P2 still scheduled to be interview?
If so why person P2 still going to be interviewed.
If all of these questions are correct, why the bloody f**** are you and manager contributing to this waste of everybody's flaming time?

[northernladuk]

Bearing in mind you are providing a service to a client I don't think it is your role to either help with or call the shots on their interviews to be honest. I avoid this type of stuff like the plague. You get a bad egg and who do you think will get the blame? The permie manager or the contractor?

As you are already in it is too late so IMO you see it through. It is not for you to be calling the shots on the permies hiring. If the guy you originally picked suddenly can't do the gig where will you be? No one to do the role and it was your decision? Not for me. Go through the motions, don't make any decisions that will leave you exposed and try not to get in to that again.... IMO of course.

[Mephisto]

Yeah I don't get the OP. Has the role been offered? If so why the f**k would you or more importantly the permie manager waste someone's time (and I know how it feels to have this done) if that person has a frozen p**s in hells chance of actually getting the position?

Also how far does the poor sod have to travel for their doomed meeting?

[northernladuk]

So what is the score Yasockie... is the first person sitting at their desk and working or is it just at offer stage?

[yasockie]

So what is the score Yasockie... is the first person sitting at their desk and working or is it just at offer stage?

he's got 3 weeks notice, but as you've all said - it's a waste of everyone's time.
As the manager has politely asked for help I politely and reluctantly agreed - I just keep invoicing for whatever they think my time is well spent on - in this case it could be argued that my skills make it easy to assess the candidate's skills etc.

[Sockpuppet]

he's got 3 weeks notice, but as you've all said - it's a waste of everyone's time.
As the manager has politely asked for help I politely and reluctantly agreed - I just keep invoicing for whatever they think my time is well spent on - in this case it could be argued that my skills make it easy to assess the candidate's skills etc.

Seriously. Never say that to an IR35 investigation team.

I know its hard but do not get stucked into being a permie tractor you'll thank me for it.

[Platypus]

why the bloody f****

If so why the f**k ... a frozen p**s in hells

Swearing (even with asterisks) in the professional forum? Tut. Is is really necessary?

[jamesbrown]

Seriously. Never say that to an IR35 investigation team.

I know its hard but do not get stucked into being a permie tractor you'll thank me for it.

Wow, couldn't agree more. You don't politely but reluctantly agree to help with HR or anything else that is out of scope.... sounds like the OP is part of the furniture or well on their way.

[rocktronAMP]

Swearing (even with asterisks) in the professional forum? Tut. Is is really necessary?

Sorry about that, it was not my intention to cause offence, Platypus. I will wash my digital mouth with soap.

I will find better eloquent and polysyllabic ways to express my frustrations: the irony of it all.