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This is something I have recently gone through and I believe this proves that it really is an employers market.
I recently had an interview at a renewable energy company just up the street from where I am working now.
The interview was your typical behavioral question interrogation. One of the gals I would be working with was icey and cold. She was late to the interview while we all waited and when she got there, she seemed VERY disinterested in the whole process.
I thought the interview just went "ok" but nothing amazing. I would have been shocked had they called me back. A week later, HR sent me an email stating that they enjoyed talking to me but that they were going to go with an internal candidate that showed interest in the position at the beginning of the process.
USUALLY, internal candidates have first dibs. I am guessing they were probably going to go with her anyway...
The next one was with Microsoft. The person on the phone told me that they needed someone "yesterday" AND that they had a good candidate already but they still wanted to "shop around"... she actually said this to me. I was invited on campus for an interview but wanted me to drive up (3 hours each way) and pay for everything but only gave me a few days notice to do so. Since I am already working as a contractor, I don't get paid for days off so it would have been several hundred dollars for me.
Whoa! Any idea why they went through the time to interview you anyway? That seems very odd
I don't know but actually that position is still posted on major job boards and gets renewed every month. I think they are just shopping around and if someone really amazing comes around, they will hire him even if there is no specific opening.
I was on a four hour 8 person interview and one of the last interviewers let slip that they already hired a guy for this position.
Typical these days.
Most companies are required to interview a mix of candidates to "prove" that they aren't just promoting internal candidates or hiring drinking buddies. It's a great way to waste the time of the unemployed and falsely get their hopes up - as you've discovered, many times the people out of work are just being played to keep HR happy.
I believe some companies have the option to let the winning candidate go through a 3 month orientation (test drive) to see if he/she is a good fit. They have the option to let that person go if it doesn't work out and they can move on to the next best candidate.
Whoa! Any idea why they went through the time to interview you anyway? That seems very odd
Companies protect themselves by saying they looked at multiple candidates, so they cant be accused of favoritism or oldboy networking.
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. One of the gals I would be working with was icey and cold. She was late to the interview while we all waited and when she got there, she seemed VERY disinterested in the whole process.
