I was contacted for an interview. I gave my availability and they chose the time that worked for them. The day of the interview, they emailed asking to change the date of the interview. I gave my availability again and they chose when to move the interview too. Today should have been the interview, but I got an email that said they decided to extend the offer to another candidate and they were canceling the interview. Later in the day I got an email from Indeed that showed the very same position. At first I thought that it might have been the old posting and it just takes a while for it to be remove from the different job boards. I went to the company's site and looked. The posting is still up! I just don't understand. Why they wouldn't interview me when it was already scheduled and then to say they extended the offer, but the job posting is still up. Obviously, I wouldn't be applying there again. I just think it stinks they way they handled everything.

4 Comments

1. AnonymousJuly 25,2024 at 1:49AM UTC

   Yes, they will probably leave the position up until the new candidate on-boards and starts to work. Just to make sure the candidate actually wants the job and doesn't decide to take a better offer or use the offer to leverage that offer to current employer for a better raise, title etc.

2. AnonymousJuly 26,2024 at 3:24PM UTC

   I'm sorry this happened to you. The job market is much different now than years ago. There are many people who behave in such inconsiderate and disgusting ways. I could understand if this hurts.

   Feel what you need to feel. Gather your supports. Dust yourself off and try again. Try to remain without bitterness (they showed you who they were- likely dodged a bullet). Move forward. Shore up your boundaries. Next time you give availability for an interview - or in a job- only give what works for you. Presume they're doing the same and work forward equitably.

   As for the situation, there are a few variables so I'd be guessing. 1. Likely, they're keeping the job posted until after the new candidate finishes onboarding 30-60-90 days. 2. Alternatively, some employers flip flop. By the way they treated you, and with no explanation, you were not a top candidate and perhaps they're starting the search from scratch and don't want you. A lot of companies either assume someone else is handling a task or have an unwritten policy that bare minimum is fine (they're not empowered to change).

   FWIW, in the last two years, during a job hunt, 3 companies kept me on the hook with very pleasing words - meeting various folks - sometimes even starting the job acceptance process- only to tell me the top candidate beat me to it...to then suddenly reject me with a one-line sentence email, then 90 days later call me back to say someone dropped out do I want the job - forgetting how they casually dismissed me along the way- forgetting to [even fake] being humanly compassionate about the scenario and how they said along the way how much the value employee interactions. It highlighted a value for me. Integrity and How you treat people. (That may / may not be a value for others- esp. if finances are tight and one just needs a job). I share this with you to highlight a few things. 1. Scenarios can seem strange or unexplainable- seek answers if it helps- or just move on. 2. Identify patterns at a company or in your life. 3. Grow, learn about yourself and how you want to navigate this world. Make different choices if it helps. We don't all have similar experiences/ needs and so our advice may not necessarily help one another at times. (External / Self motivated) Support is crucial. Establish your value, boundaries, and goals. Be the change.

   Best of luck to you. You deserve good things.

3. AnonymousJuly 27,2024 at 2:12PM UTC

   This happened to me at a very well known nonprofit. I talked with a former classmate (from a leadership development program) who had worked there and got an earful. It turns out that this organization is falling apart despite its great outward appearance. It could be that you dodged a huge mess that would have taken a toll on your mental health. My classmate left there to pursue a master’s in organizational health & functionality because it was so traumatizing yet motivating an experience. I chalked it up to “rejection is protection” and moved on.

4. AnonymousJuly 28,2024 at 10:01PM UTC

   Don’t take this personally.

   This company has a poor recruiting process and doesn’t know you.

   This says a great deal about them — none of it good — and does not reflect badly on you.

   You dodged a red flag.