From the Candidate's Perspective

I was approached by the company in October 2015 for a position, they said they would get back to me but didn't. I was then called by their hiring agent in January 2016 asking me if I was immediately available for an interview. I said yes, I asked to do it on Skype but they insisted that I spend a day travelling to Wilmslow. I did, this exercise took a day as well as expenditure on rail travel and I had a very positive interview with some nice managers, with a result (they said) due in three days or so and with every indication (from both them and their hiring agent) being that they were going to hire me. Three weeks and several emails/calls from me later, they said they had HR problems. Several days later I was told they hired someone they already knew in the area where I live. I asked for a refund of expenses, nothing heard. A company therefore, that I will not be recommending to jobseekers or clients in the future.