What next?

[Menelaus]

Will do that in future thanks for the suggestion. Job hunting right now is a nightmare because there seems to be alot more bulltulip about!

Yep. Lots and lots of BS I'm afraid

[Doggy Styles]

I've been told that the only good agent is a dodgy agent.

[GardenGirl]

I've been told that the only good agent is a dodgy agent.

[Menelaus]

I've been told that the only good agent is a dodgy agent.

dead

[lukemg]

Sounds like standard agency practice, you didn't get the job, someone else did so they avoid having to tell you, hoping you will get the message. You don't, so they tell you the 'other candidate' story 'I'm as gutted as you are mate', so you don't give them any more grief and they can blame the client.
End result is the same but I would be tempted to take anything an agent says about why you didn't get a job with a pinch of salt.

[gingerjedi]

Sounds like standard agency practice, you didn't get the job, someone else did so they avoid having to tell you, hoping you will get the message. You don't, so they tell you the 'other candidate' story 'I'm as gutted as you are mate', so you don't give them any more grief and they can blame the client.
End result is the same but I would be tempted to take anything an agent says about why you didn't get a job with a pinch of salt.

I had a agent ring me to give feedback on an permy interview I attended, he said the client was positive but he hadn't heard if the I'd got the role yet but was expecting to hear shortly...

I then told him I'd received the rejection letter the day before.

[Board Game Geek]

You know, I'd like to see the outcome of putting an advert in the local paper inviting scaffolders to submit a for a job involvling exterior work on a house.

Then inviting a few to interview.

Then mucking them around and saying you've got the job...no wait...you haven't..hang on...I'll let you know.

I can imagine the repercussions.