[Closed] Should i complain or move on? (HR/job application content)

What regulation would it be against. They say that there's a closing date so there is an expectation set as a courtesy but if they have hired who they want there's no obligation for them to stick to it.

Move on

I'm pretty sure you can't advertise a job, sift through the applications, interview and hire within less than 16 working hours.

If you're going to advertise a job i'd have thought you actually have to make it a fair and transparent process. Especially in a large organisation like a university. No?

they don't have to sift through all the applicants, just find the one they like.

University will have a policy but it sounds like they're 'backfilling' from applicants for another post so they may say the advertised post is not actually beign filled directly.

Move on what do you hope tp gain by compaining an interview and job offer?

Granted it is quite crap for you but how can this situation be remdied

Best top get them to pull the ad though as that is harsh IMHO

If it's a university, they may be advertising outside, but have an internal candidate who they want to get the job. That is pretty normal in my experience - you have to advertise outside if you make a new job, but people may have a particular person in mind.

However, being a large organisation like a university, they are also often quite careful about actually going through the whole process with anyone who applies. I know of at least one person who was promised a particular job, then a job description perfectly tailored to them was advertised, and someone else external applied for it who was also the perfect match, and clearly better at interview/presentations, and got the job. Whoops. So sometimes it is worth having an application in the system anyway, even if the email contact is not encouraging.

It can be a common tactic to leave a job advertised a little longer when it's gone already, particularly by rec. agencies. They use it to collect CVs and perform market research. It's distasteful, but not illegal.

Move on and stay civil, you've nothing to gain from not. If their HR is any good you'll be on a list for next time.

Seems all too common.

Friend of mine went for an interview a couple of days ago.

Got a rejection phone call, turned out she'd aced the interview but one of the existing workers' friends had wandered in that morning looking for a job, so they'd given it to her on the spot instead.

Not wholly sure of the legality of that, but what can you do.

Of course you're all correct, i've nothing to gain by complaining. It is bloody annoying though!

And thanks for the reassurance Joemarshall. You never know, right?

Universities are pseudo public sector organisations (they're not, but they act like they are sometimes, and like ruthless corporates on others). they always go through the external advertising charade.

TBH, unless you want to mark you card for the future, let it go. Or apply anyway.

with the current job and employmnet situation, most employers will do what they want regard hiring and firing, and ones who fail to get a job will always feel put out.

By compalining all you will do is get to the top of list of trouble makers, and never ever be considered for employment.

Sadly thats how this government want us serfs and proles to behave.

Call them and civilly ask for feedback on your cv and application, then you may get into a conversation about what happened but dont push it.

I'm guessing that either you've only just left school/college/uni or you've spent your working life in the Public Sector, and haven't yet been in the 'real' world...