When they say you got the job, and dissappear...

millworx

So this thread doesn't really matter much since I'm employed. However, one thing I noticed that I found funny was a company I did 3 interviews with that all went well for a Sys Admin position. My last interview both IT guys said they really liked me and would like to hire me and will talk to HR about bringing me onboard. 3 days later HR called me and said they would like to hire me for the position but they need about a week - week and a half to draw up the paperwork since they switched to a difference payroll system (or something).

That was the last I ever heard from the company. lol. I got the job offer from Cisco that day so it wasn't a big deal really. But what do you make of that? Seems sort of unprofessional.

Turgon

millworx wrote: »

So this thread doesn't really matter much since I'm employed. However, one thing I noticed that I found funny was a company I did 3 interviews with that all went well for a Sys Admin position. My last interview both IT guys said they really liked me and would like to hire me and will talk to HR about bringing me onboard. 3 days later HR called me and said they would like to hire me for the position but they need about a week - week and a half to draw up the paperwork since they switched to a difference payroll system (or something).

That was the last I ever heard from the company. lol. I got the job offer from Cisco that day so it wasn't a big deal really. But what do you make of that? Seems sort of unprofessional.

Well you were lucky to get an offer from cisco so it's a moot point. Thank heavens for small mercies. There is a lot of screwing around for admin positions. It will get worse.

thomas130

millworx wrote: »

So this thread doesn't really matter much since I'm employed. However, one thing I noticed that I found funny was a company I did 3 interviews with that all went well for a Sys Admin position. My last interview both IT guys said they really liked me and would like to hire me and will talk to HR about bringing me onboard. 3 days later HR called me and said they would like to hire me for the position but they need about a week - week and a half to draw up the paperwork since they switched to a difference payroll system (or something).

That was the last I ever heard from the company. lol. I got the job offer from Cisco that day so it wasn't a big deal really. But what do you make of that? Seems sort of unprofessional.

Seem very unprofessional to me

What happen in you left your current job for this and then ended up with no job. Lucky for you that did'nt happen but still.

parttimetechie

I find that happens a great deal now days. Not so much with a job offer but in the initial stages. You get a call, they review your resume, bring you in for an interview, and say they will get back to you, and that is the last you ever hear from them. Its very unprofessional and extremely discouraging for those of us who are looking high and low for jobs.

What kind of tech jobs are out there that are still hiring? Any in the OC area?

mikedisd2

It shows the level of contempt companies have for workers. I'm looking for work right now and it's amazing how little recruiters actually communicate. I have to continually ring up to find out where I'm at with pending interviews otherwise a week will go by with nothing.

blargoe

I was told I had a job at Lucent back in 2000 or 2001 and was just waiting on the formalities... this was 2 days before they announced their massive layoffs and forced retirements. The folks I interviewed with were let go and I never heard from them formally again.

MentholMoose

Maybe it's a test. Did you try contacting them? If not, you didn't pass since anyone who is actually interested in the job would follow-up.

tpatt100

Well a verbal agreement is just a verbal and might not mean much until you get the actual paperwork.

Turgon

It's just the way it is these days in many cases. Nobody owes you a job. Some courtesy would be good but in today's commodity society it's unrealistic to expect it.

sambuca69

tpatt100 wrote: »

Well a verbal agreement is just a verbal and might not mean much until you get the actual paperwork.

But even then, the paperwork (I assume you mean the offer letter) is not legally binding, is it? They can still back out, from what I understand.

Turgon

I think so. But if you get problems is litigation worth the candle unless someone owes you money due to a relocate etc. Forget it and move on. The industry is mean and impersonal on one level. It is what it is.

howiehandles

millworx wrote: »

So this thread doesn't really matter much since I'm employed. However, one thing I noticed that I found funny was a company I did 3 interviews with that all went well for a Sys Admin position. My last interview both IT guys said they really liked me and would like to hire me and will talk to HR about bringing me onboard. 3 days later HR called me and said they would like to hire me for the position but they need about a week - week and a half to draw up the paperwork since they switched to a difference payroll system (or something).

That was the last I ever heard from the company. lol. I got the job offer from Cisco that day so it wasn't a big deal really. But what do you make of that? Seems sort of unprofessional.

That's the way it is, and I've been on enough interviews to realize there are some companies that are professional, and some are not. Bottom line is, its a job, and you're just a body. If you're gone, they'll have twenty candidates for the job in an hour. Seems to have worked out for you, you're lucky to have had options. Congrats on working for Cisco.

Turgon

howiehandles wrote: »

That's the way it is, and I've been on enough interviews to realize there are some companies that are professional, and some are not. Bottom line is, its a job, and you're just a body. If you're gone, they'll have twenty candidates for the job in an hour. Seems to have worked out for you, you're lucky to have had options. Congrats on working for Cisco.

All companies can be unprofessional. It depends on the emotional intelligence of the human being that is handling your application. Expect no civility today, it's a dollar chase. If people are rude, forget about it and move on.

ITdude

I'll drink to that! Been there done that. It is a buyer's market out there these days.

So, many companies have no problem being darn right rude, because there are tons of people out there to take your place.