Team Lead Yevhen Turovets raised the question of whether it is worth conducting previously scheduled interviews with candidates if the vacancy has been closed and the company knows for sure that it will not hire this person.
Team Lead Yevhen Turovets raised the question of whether it is worth conducting previously scheduled interviews with candidates if the vacancy has been closed and the company knows for sure that it will not hire this person.
«I recently had such a case — there are no more vacancies. They closed. They hired. They froze. There are different reasons — the market, the budget, insiders from the customer. And there are still interviews with candidates left on the calendar. Scheduled. Confirmed. People are waiting,» Turovets describes the situation on his LinkedIn page.
Team Lead adds that for him, this is a controversial issue that does not have a clear answer, because even though the vacancy is currently closed, the interview can still have other beneficial consequences for the candidate.
«On the one hand, we’re not looking for anyone anymore. Wasting time if we’re definitely not going to take it — does it make sense? And on the other hand, it’s somehow inhuman. The person was waiting, maybe getting ready, putting something off. Maybe it would be an interesting conversation. Maybe feedback will help her. Maybe we’ll meet again,» Yevhen Turovets shared his doubts.
Most IT professionals in the comments to this post agreed on one thing: other candidates definitely need to be warned in advance that the vacancy is closed. But if the parties still want to conduct an interview to get to know each other «for the future,» then this may be an option, but without unnecessary expectations on the part of the candidate.
«Honesty is the best option. It’s worth telling it like it is. This can save time and nerves for all parties to the process. But at the same time, when such situations occur, I keep such candidates on the short list, and as soon as a similar position arises, I will offer it to them first, even before the vacancy is published,» says IT recruiter Margarita Nariauskaite.
IT-worker Dmytro Radionov says that it is not worth conducting an interview in such a situation, even after warning that the vacancy is closed.
«You are interested purely from the company’s perspective. And people will definitely have vain hopes, although you may say right from the start that the vacancy has been canceled. And let them spend their time on something else, more productive,» he believes.
Data Warehouse Lead Olena Kuznetsova argues that a successful candidate can also act similarly, and the situation can work both ways.
«Imagine a candidate who has already accepted the offer comes for an interview so as not to offend you, how would that feel? Of course you should cancel the interview!» she says.
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