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

[mos]

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.

It happened to me a few times in 2012Q1. Now I always ask for a phone interview in the first instance even if contract is local. If I do not hear from them again, I assume that they just wanted to pull that with me.

Usually when there is a real job the hiring manager wants to phone first to avoid time wasters.

Btw: One time I was called very far for a pointless interview with tiny guy clearly without enough experience for the role he was supposedly put in. He just put up linked in picture, where he looks good 15 inches taller and not like himself at all.

[teclo]

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 ..

That happened to me the other day too.. You didn't have to go up to Glasgow too did you?? I did. Didn't get the ******* thing, total waste of a day and money.

[northernladuk]

I guess the OP has been reading A course in troll sockpuppets - Wikiversity

[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.

[northernladuk]

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

[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 ?

[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]

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

[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.

[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....

[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 ..

[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

[BrilloPad]

That the best you can do in general?? lol

Lets see you do better then!

[oscarose]

This happens all the time

[northernladuk]

It often happens. Plan A might turn the role down. They thought you might be better than plan A. Or maybe they wanted to spend time grilling someone instead of working? Or wanted the free biccies?

The good news is you might still get the role! But keep interviewing - odds are against you.

BP

That the best you can do in general?? lol