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To write a letter of complaint?

4 replies

Wittsend13 · 09/07/2013 17:25

I went for a job interview in February. It took me 4 hours in driving there and back and ?12.50 in tolls and about ?50 petrol.

Two weeks later I was informed by email I was through to the second stage and they will let me know.

After three weeks of hearing nothing, I sent an email asking when the second stage would be (so that I could jig my diary as currently employed)

No response whatsoever to my email.

Three weeks later I get a phone call giving me a date and asking if I can prepare a presentation on my understanding of the job role and why I should be picked.

So I done my presentation, took me about a week to put together and drove back up the 4 hours and back ?50 in petrol and ?12.50 in tolls.

Done my second interview, closed it and was told I would hear back within the next week or so.

That was March and since then I have heard nothing. Not even a letter to say, Thanks, but no thanks.

WIBU to write to said companies HR complaining of the lack of response, the amount of time, effort and money I've wasted on them and that it's unacceptable and not to mention downright rude to do this to candidates? Or would I be wasting my time?

Just to add, I'm not based in the UK, but the company is a UK based one working abroad.

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BlackMini · 09/07/2013 17:51

I would, as long as you're sure you'll never need to go for another interview with them again. TBH, with an attitude like theirs I wouldn't want to work for them.

ThreeEyedRaven · 09/07/2013 17:52

How rude! I've been able to claim expenses from prospective employers to attend interviews before. you could send them an invoice with the complaint letter?

Wittsend13 · 09/07/2013 18:07

BlackMini, I wouldn't work for them now after all this. They're in the salon and hair supplies industry and I'm quite shocked they think it's acceptable to do this.

ThreeEyedRaven, I so want to do this. I also took two days off as leave to attend their interviews. Would I not be asking too much though?

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Abra1d · 09/07/2013 18:10

I'm afraid nothing would surprise me now about the rudeness of companies looking to take on new employees--at all levels.

My husband spent hours one weekend taking various tests. Then they were told they'd only hear if they were through to the next round. This was for a pretty senior role, so there would not have been 5,000 applicants. A hundred at most. And with email it actually doesn't matter how many there are.

When we worked out he wasn't going forward, he rang them up and complained.

How damn hard is it to send a short email?

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