1st round interview successful but never got to do the 2nd round.

DJ Yallah

Hi,
I'm looking for a bit of advice about this situation:

I got an interview for a consulting/advisory role with one of the Big 4 via a recruitment agent. I made it through the first round and a second interview was scheduled (confirmed to me directly by an email from HR). This was cancelled the afternoon before it was due to take place (told by rec. agent) as the interviewer was unable to attend so it was to be reschduled for the following week (last week). This never happened and the rec. agent emailed me today to say that there would be no second round interview as they had given the role to a more experienced person.

I sent an email to the the rec. agent after work but I don't know if they will pass it on or complain too much as I'm sure they don't want to annoy a possibly lucrative client.

It is absolutely the firm's prerogative to hire who they like but should I make my disappointment known to the firm directly e.g. HR or just leave it?

homewardbound11

Wasting your time to be honest. I have had one recently in terms of confidentiality. Information wad leaked back to my current employers and colleague's of my salary. I could not believe that a multinational was so poor. Really in 20 years I expect very little from human resources.

Mrs OBumble

What's your displeasure about, exactly? Just accept that the company changed their mind, for whatever reason (legal or otherwise) and move on.

The last thing you want to do is piss the recruiter off.

ppink

unfortunately I think you just have to let it go. even sending the recruiter an email is probably not a great idea if you intend on using them again.
not nice but that is the way it is now!

on the plus side at least they got back to you, I have had a second interview and am now 3 weeks awaiting a response:(.

Irish_Elect_Eng

Let the negativity go, focus on the goal.

If you do follow up, do so only positively.

If you have the contact details of the hiring manager a polite follow-on mail indicating that you were dissapointed not to have been successful this time but would be delighted to be considered for any future vacancies may be helpful. You could also ask for feedback on what development would strengthen a future appliciation.

thegame

I had an interview in oct.then a second round interview and a medical and that was in oct for a pharmaceutical company..never heard anything since..i emailed them about the position to see of it had been filled.heard nothing back..very strange..