Message to HR Depts and Recruiters

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Stylehutz wrote: »

Just enquiring for arguments sake, what would you do if you advertised a job vacancy and then invited several people for an interview.Then due to unforeseen circumstances you had to withdraw the vacancy .

Would you contact all applicants letting them down badly and making you look really stupid or would you go through the motions interviewing people as if the job existed but knowingly waste the candidates time.

Just ask yourself what the right thing to do is.

There's your answer.

t0rt0ise

As an applicant I'd feel far worse going through an interview and being unsuccessful than getting an email apologising that the job had been withdrawn. Far easier to move on from that.

liney

"I'm sorry but I have been informed that the post is onhold. Would it be alright if I retain your details should the situation change?"

Job done.

bevanuk

It's all down to timeframes. If the interviews were scheduled for the same day the news was discovered I would interview them anyway - they could be good down the line. And if they have made arrangements to be off work I think that is fair.
If there is any notice I would contact all by telephone and advise them directly.
Certainly would arrange any interviews for a job that doesn't exist.