Clients being picky?

[gingerjedi]

My experience is client offers a role the same day

That's how I've always read it, especially when they say they want to make a decision on the day.

One week later after my latest waste of time interview the agent is insisting I'm still in the running, he says the procurement person has been of sick so no decision has been made.

If you want someone to do the job then tell them one way or another FFS!