Spent 8 months looking for a job that never existed in the first place

I applied to this company in Austin back in March for a role that sounded perfect for me. The job description was super detailed, talked about their growing team, even had a specific starting salary range listed. I went through two phone screens and did a 90 minute project for them. After my third interview they went silent for weeks. I finally called the HR person and she admitted they hadnt actually gotten approval to hire anyone yet. They were just "testing the market" and seeing who was out there. I was so mad I wasted almost 3 months on that whole thing. Has anyone else had a company string them along for a job that was never really open?

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iris_davis901mo ago

Wait they made you do a whole 90 minute project for a job that wasn't even approved? That's insane.

patb1229d ago

Nah you got that a little wrong... it was actually 90 minutes total across a few days, not one straight session. Still crazy though.