They knew their decision before interview

[jalepenocheese]

I applied for a higher position in my branch but was told my management team could not interview me because they knew me as such. Therefore I had to wait for someone else be available to interview me.
Fast forward over a month later I got my interview date so I prepared myself very well. My interviewer was another manager from another branch who I knew (previously worked in another branch together) my interview was over within half the expected time and I was told I would hear back in 3 days.

A few hours after my interview I got told the decision that I was unsuccessful in passing the interview by just 2 points. And they told me who did get the position. I know the person in question and they knew the interviewer very well (they worked together in same branch) this person also handed in their resignation about a month ago with the company! They are good at their job and had job offers with other companies.

I feel like the company didn’t want to lose her so offered her a higher position more £££ and already knew they were going to give her the position. But had to interview to be ‘fair’

Thoughts?

It happens. When my DH went for his first assistant head job the school published the SLT list for the next academic year the day before the interview (it was an internal promotion). He wasn’t on it; the other person they were interviewing was

I'd be thinking the same, but I've been through something similar and I've just secured another job.

@PotteringAlong

It happens. When my DH went for his first assistant head job the school published the SLT list for the next academic year the day before the interview (it was an internal promotion). He wasn’t on it; the other person they were interviewing was

Oh my god! That's horrendous!

You're saying branch are you in banking/finance? If so it's definitely who you know not what you know unfortunately and it is a shame. If you want to kick up a stink you could since they refused to interview you out of fairness but then interviewed someone else they knew as well- but you won't get anywhere probably.

Probably. Would be my thinking as well.

@WeKnowFrogsGoShaLaLaLaLa he left very shortly afterwards!

It is quite common OP. Not nice, but it happens

@PotteringAlong

It happens. When my DH went for his first assistant head job the school published the SLT list for the next academic year the day before the interview (it was an internal promotion). He wasn’t on it; the other person they were interviewing was

That's awful!

[quote PotteringAlong]@WeKnowFrogsGoShaLaLaLaLa he left very shortly afterwards![/quote]
Good for him!

I'd be looking for another job if I were you.

Take your time till the right thing comes along. Good luck!

I'm sorry. This happens all the time.

This is pretty common. I went to an interview where the interviewer didn't even go through the set questions with me, felt pretty humiliated because I had to go straight back to my desk and everyone knew I'd only been gone for minutes. I found out after that the other applicant had already been given a start date. Tossers.

This happened to me. I got a new job in another place and told HR in full detail what happened in my exit interview. HR had no idea and were fairly appalled. The person who got the internal promotion left a year later as they just didn’t have good enough people skills for the role. The firm have been trying to recruit to fill the two empty roles for 14 months now.

Awful thing to happen @jalepenocheese I hope something great comes along for you soon.

It's happened to me.

It's happened to me too - in my case it was a redundancy situation, three of us competing for one post. We all knew who was going to get it. I massively had the last laugh though.

Yup this happened to me recently and I'm a teacher. I more qualified than the person they chose and considering the h_s aspects of the thing they want done they are obviously not bothered about student safety and only about political point scoring as the person hired is the the son of a head teacher of a buddied school. Can't prove it but it's obvious and it sucks. It was my only way of getting a higher wage to. I'm now stuck in a deadly end with no chance of progression.

Happened to my husband but he was the one that was getting the job, lucky!
They had to put an advert out and interview people but everyone knew he would get the job. I think it’s very common.

It's very common. My DH does it all the time. Personally, I think it's an awful thing to do to someone.

It's not nice but sadly common. Happens where I work, not all the time but often.

That's awful op. It's so common. Where I work (supposedly highly professional there is a saying that you need to go for coffees with the right woman - ie. The boss promotes her friends)

It’s a corporate company not a charity. These things happen. They offer who they think is best…

I work in the NHS. Happens all the time. Not supposed to and they give a load of guff about how fair they are, but it is completely biased.

It happens, even if it shouldn't. I applied for a job where I had all the skills needed to do it, but the job spec didn't actually list the skills it needed. They listed the skills and qualifications a particular person they wanted to appoint had. The spec might as well have had 'and your name must be [....]' on the end.

@Feedingthebirds1

It happens, even if it shouldn't. I applied for a job where I had all the skills needed to do it, but the job spec didn't actually list the skills it needed. They listed the skills and qualifications a particular person they wanted to appoint had. The spec might as well have had 'and your name must be [....]' on the end.

That is really common. In one case where I work, the person who wanted the job was allowed to write the job spec. Guess who ended up getting it!