job doesn't exist and yet they interviewed me (?)

[BrilloPad]

That the best you can do in general?? lol

Lets see you do better then!

[BA to the Stars]

[QUOTE=contractor0118;1685798]Hi
I attended an interview the other day and a little bit suspicious … all went fine but they need another week to decide whether they offer me the job or not ...

I have a feeling that they had already made an offer to the candidate whom they interviewed couple of days prior to me…. and only interviewed me as a plan B.

Is this is possible? Does it happen often in real life?[/QUOTE]

Welcome to real life

[contractor0118]

That the best you can do in general?? lol

a little bit annoyed because i had to take a day off from current contract, travel 750 miles return etc... cost me over £500 at least ..

[rob s]

Why don't you actually post your questions in the right part of the forum. Not sure how you expect people to bother if you don't?

Of course it happens. Flip it around. If you had been burned by contractors not accepting roles wouldn't you have a few in the back pocket? Same in permie land. Either way, makes no diff to you, still have to turn up and be interviewed. You never know, if you make a good impression they may call you direct for the next piece of work so not a complete waste of time.

Broadly agree, but it depends if the person interviewing has no authority to make the call - in that case you've just wasted an hour because they'll likely not have any authority next time either....

[BA to the Stars]

a little bit annoyed because i had to take a day off from current contract, travel 750 miles return etc... cost me over £500 at least ..

Unfortunately this happens to all of us.

[contractor0118]

Might have been a permie position and they were fishing to see if a conny would take it on.

its very likely that this is the case !!!
i say because when i asked agent about other candidates being invovled she said ... there is one other guy involved but he lives very far from this city and his circumstances are complex!
could be that they dnt want to hire someone from other city for a permie job

[fullyautomatix]

Hi
I attended an interview the other day and a little bit suspicious … all went fine but they need another week to decide whether they offer me the job or not ...

I have a feeling that they had already made an offer to the candidate whom they interviewed couple of days prior to me…. and only interviewed me as a plan B.

Is this is possible? Does it happen often in real life?

I do this all the time. When I have free time to kill and no work I just schedule an interview with some mug, I make him come all the way first thing in the morning, make him sit in the lobby for an hour and then grill his head out with obscure C# questions. I never hear from them again.

[contractor0118]

they meant to get back to me on friday but ...
all i got is email from agent saying "it looks positive but i will get back to you later today" and he never got back to me on friday .. have i got the contract? or still could be a no ?

[northernladuk]

On that note I think it is a bit of time for Monica...

[sbakoola]

Don't torture yourself over it. If there was news the agent would be all over you, otherwise assume its no go and carry on searching.