Could be worse.
I went for a job interview about 6 or 7 years ago that I thought I had a good chance of getting.
All the initial interviewing & dealings were dealt with through an agency, a stage which I got through with ease.
I then managed to get to the second stage which was an interview with the actual company I applied to work for.
I had to ride to their head office, which was an 80 mile round trip, but had to stop into the agency first (which was only a few miles from the job interview).
The guy at the agency prepped me for the interview, telling me about the woman doing the interview & what she is looking for.
He told me that she was ex-army, and was very specific about what she did & didnt want.
He also told me that if my interview only lasted half an hour or so, I had no chance, but anything over an hour meant she liked what she saw & heard.
I was in the interview for at least one hour fifteen minutes, so I was hopeful of the job.
The guy at the agency asked me to phone him after the interview, and this is where things started to go wrong.
Firstly, I couldnt get hold of him.
So I rode home, and phoned him again, but no joy!
After a week went by I phoned him again as I had heard nothing.
I managed to get hold of him & he said he hadnt spoken to the interviewer, and he would phone her then get back to me.
Another few days, and I have heard nothing, so I phone him again.
Once again, I cannot get hold of him, and I leave a message with a co-worker.
Nothing, so a few days later I do the same.
Nothing!
At this point I gave up.
The woman at the interview promised that I would hear one way or another if I did or didnt get the job, but she said that it would be the agency that would notify me!
Basically, for all I know, I was actually successful, but due to an inept agency employee, I will never know!
Months later I got a phone call from that agency asking if I was still looking for a new job.
I told the woman that I was, but had no intention of dealing with them again, and explained about the twat who I had dealt with before.
She apologised & said that would not happen again as it was her company, and I would be dealing with her direct.
I said ok then.
I never heard from them again!
