Where do I stand with this problem?

grandslamsmith

Hey!

I recently got through to the final round interview with one of the Social networks - 5 stages in total.

I followed up with the recruiter a few days after the last interview to see where I stood and they told me that the position had been cancelled. I asked for clarification and was told that they had to suspend their hiring as they where 'growing to quickly'......("WTF" was my internal monologue). I asked where I stood after the 5 interview stage and they said quite literally..."nowhere, we will keep you in mind of any future position arise".

You can imagine my surprise and dissapointment!

Have I any grounds to complain or is that it - door closed?

Ta

seamus

There's not much you can do about it really.

If you make a complaint you will have zero chance of ever working for that company in future.

Jim2007

grandslamsmith wrote: »

Have I any grounds to complain or is that it - door closed?

Well what would you complain about - you can't make them give you a job that is not there....

This is a common occurrence in these types of company - they grow too fast, get out of control and have to pause for a while to regroup. On the other hand it can also mean that they are running low on cash and have to cut back for a while...

Delancey

Bitterly dissappointing - had something similar happen to me a couple of years ago , zippo you can do about it alas.

Mrs OBumble

Lots of companies were doing this sort of sh*te in 2009 - make-work exercises for staff who had no work to do.

Disappointing to hear it's still happening now.

But I'm afraid you just need to wear it. Ireland's a very small village, and complaining will earn you a reputation.

krd

JustMary wrote: »

Lots of companies were doing this sort of sh*te in 2009 - make-work exercises for staff who had no work to do.

Yep, it's happening. I would say it might get worse.

A company I once worked for paid eight grand for a colour ad in the Irish Times. There was an employment freeze on at the time. There were no jobs. There wasn't any real excuse. The HR department were a little out of control. They were incredibly lazy too, they'd call people for interviews and then get some member of staff to give them a bogus interview. They once kept a guy waiting from 10 in the morning until after 6 in the evening. They actually thought it was funny.

Then there were a few companies in the past who used to do this real messing of calling 50 people to interview for every job. It's complete and utter nonsense. I was called to a job interview in the 90s, and I arrived at the hotel, and there were over 100 people there for the one job. We were literally sheep dipped through the process.

Companies eventually stopped doing it.....eventually you run through hundreds, or even thousands of people, and you've pissed so many people off, they won't even go for interview.

I was interviewed on three different occasions for Intel (it's pain in the ass, interviews, aptitude tests, travel) . By the fourth time they were calling me, it was f-off,

juan.kerr

grandslamsmith wrote: »

Have I any grounds to complain or is that it - door closed?

Complain to recruiter or employer? Complain about recruiter or employer?

Basically you didn't get the job, regardless of whether the job was filled by someone else or cancelled.

Delancey

JustMary wrote: »

Lots of companies were doing this sort of sh*te in 2009 - make-work exercises for staff who had no work to do.

Disappointing to hear it's still happening now.

But I'm afraid you just need to wear it. Ireland's a very small village, and complaining will earn you a reputation.

In the 1980's the Public Sector was rife with these exercises that allowed HR staff justify their continued employment - haven't heard much of it this time around.
There is definitely a situation of jobs being advertised where none actually exist but just how widespread this issue is can only be guessed at.

BostonB

I don't see what this has go to do with the 1980's (30yrs ago ) or the public sector. Though I agree its HR self justification.

Some of the big companies like Intel, Google etc are well known for a policy of lots of interviews, sometimes including some in UK or USA even.

Personally I think if somewhere can't make a decision, after 2 or 3 at the most interviews, its probably head wrecking to work there.

grandslamsmith

Yeah, I think the only option is to suck it up - still feels a bit cruel - but hey, if it doesn't kill me........then it isn't arsnic.

Irish_Elect_Eng

Often positions are cancelled at management several levels above those that advertised the position. The first person to say "WTF" was probably the manager that needed the position filled :-(

Take a positive approach, reply to the company with a carefully worded mail, ideally to the hiring manager, expressing disappointment (Not annoyance), restate your interest in the company and your desire to continue the interview process as soon as the positions become available again.

In never hurts to be polite and keep your options open...

Annoyoboy

Out of interest, were you called back for interview on five separate occasions or was it a day or two of tests, interviews, exercises, etc? Five separate interviews seems excessive or is that the norm for big corporations?

btw, I think Irish_Elect_Eng's advice is good.