Is this a polite rejection

2018d

Kathy535 wrote: »

But it is a no. He clearly says !!!8216;Unfortunately we do not have any suitable openings at the current time!!!8216; and !!!8216;We really don!!!8217;t have any positions at the moment!!!8217;. You asked whether they have any positions, they don!!!8217;t. It!!!8217;s possible they might in the future in which case they will contact you.

Does it help if you think of it as a !!!8216;no, not now!!!8217; answer?

My advice would be to leave it. You made an impression of someone who is organised and determined, Steve will remember you if a position comes up. There is no need to contact him again, doing so might make him reclassify you as a nuisance and move you into the not suitable box.

If you read the update, you will see how prophetic your response actually was. Thanks!

k3lvc

2018d wrote: »

At the risk of re-opening Pandora's box to post this update from last Wed

Hi Sophia. Are you around on 19 April to come into our xyzzzzz for an interview?
Best Steve

Hi Steve.
Yes, definitely.Thanks for this and find attached updated cv. What time suits?
Best Sophia

His operations team phoned me to schedule it

Of course he did love - April Fools Day was yesterday :rotfl:

Personally I think he's been reading this thread and called you in for a laugh

BorisThomson

k3lvc wrote: »

Of course he did love - April Fools Day was yesterday :rotfl:

Personally I think he's been reading this thread and called you in for a laugh

He's intrigued by her research and wants to know what she's discovered!




Or they need a cleaner?

(Nothing wrong with being a cleaner, but I expect the OP would find it beneath them.)

LilElvis

One of these statements is true:

Steve has asked Sophia to go to an interview

Last week my daughter had her pizza stolen by a monkey *

* I have photographic evidence of said thief

pmduk

It's probably to serve the OP with an injunction!

Ja7188

Seems plausible to me - new financial year, new budgets released etc...

However, I just hope is that the OP is mindful that there are processes to be followed and doesn't react badly if they take a bit of time to come to a decision after the interview!

silverwhistle

Manxman_in_exile wrote: »

Out of interest and without prying(!) which one was it? (My wife is very interested in regional linguistic differences).

EIT: Is it UEA?

Sorry, just been catching up and having a good laugh at this old thread.

Southampton; mush is a very local usage that doesn't even extend as far as Portsmouth (as if it would).:-)

My own accent is very neutral due to an expat childhood, but I can do a number of Italian accents. They differ amazingly.