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To think someone is having him on about this job

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Petal198 · 29/05/2024 02:09

My DBF has been job searching and an agency lady contacted him about a job. He said he’d be interested and she then rang him back with an interview day and time. Since then she’s only offered vague information, saying it’s ‘round the corner’ from a location. She’s since sent a street address but no actual name of the company which I find really odd. She’s said what the company does though and I looked up that industry with the street address and there was one there but it was dissolved a few years ago and there is no other company that comes up. I’ve voiced my concerns but he won’t listen. Aibu to think this is not a real interview what she has set him up for?

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mortgagerisk · 29/05/2024 02:10

What is the job?

Petal198 · 29/05/2024 02:12

Also, the location she has said it’s round the corner from is actually over a mile from the address given. It’s a picking and packing orders job but for the type of business it’s for, there is no business coming up on that street name, only a dissolved company

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Petal198 · 29/05/2024 02:29

Well it’s got even weirder, he gave me the full address and it’s a completely different company residing there to what they’ve said the interview is for

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KellyRT · 29/05/2024 02:51

Has he met the agency person face to face? Is the number she calls him from the number for the agency on their website? Can he call the main number of the agency and ask to speak to her? Has he upset someone who would want to waste his time like that?

EmmasDilemmas · 29/05/2024 02:52

Agencies can be cryptic about the company -
not sure if it’s to stop candidates bypassing them and going direct but when I was employed by them (long time ago now) they often only gave me the sector / work type until close to placing me e.g. we have a receptionist job for you with a charity. Is this what you mean? Are there other reasons to suggest it’s not real? Are they asking him for any kind of a placement fee or offering t&cs tbat sound unrealistic? If it’s just them being a bit vague it might be fine.

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