My manager is about to recruit for a new position in my team, doing the same thing i do.
I believe he's already decided on the candidate he wants, and he's told this candidate that they've got a very strong chance of getting the job, (as in, if your direct colleagues were the only ones to apply, you would definitely get it, 100%) and he's told this person some of the questions that they're going to be asked in the interview. I know for certain that the candidate hasn't been told this information for eg, as a reasonable adjustment for the interview, because candidate was told this before the job had been posted.
The candidate told me all this directly. The recruitment process in the company is supposed to be based entirely on scoring during the interview. It doesn't seem right to me that he's already decided who is going to get the job, and to have given that person an advantage by telling them what specific questions they're going to be asked. Not just "tell me your biggest strengths and weaknesses" - far more specific than that. Candidate wouldn't be a bad choice but there are more experienced and qualified people who are likely to apply.
But I've been at this company a really long time - is this just what goes on?
I'm not planning to do anything - i just want some outside perspective.