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I have driven up to 5 hours and paid for a hotel room for an
interview, and it's very possible the principal knew who they were
going to hire anyway and I was just there as an "interview quota"
they have to get in, then get a call the next day saying they filled
the position with someone else (who is the person they KNEW they
were going to hire anyway?) Is this how it works?

On 6/21/13, lca wrote:

> On 6/21/13, ctadmin wrote:

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>> On 6/21/13, hh wrote:

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>>> If you were interviewing to fill a spot and you already

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>>> knew who you wanted to hire, when would you interview that

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>>> person?

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>> I would set up interviews with all of the qualified candidates

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>> and include that person along with everyone else. I would

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>> keep an open mind. Sometimes you'll be surprised to find

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>> that there is another candidate who is more qualified and

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>> better suited for the job

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> I agree with ctadmin. It's terrific that you already know that

> you have at least one candidate who is known to be a great match

> for this position. That person may or may not end up being the

> BEST candidate once you've gone through the interview process.

> Who knows, you might end up with several other excellent

> candidates as well! So it makes no difference that you already

> know one candidate is an excellent match for your needs. You

> interview that person along with everyone else who is selected

> for interviews and ultimately if that person is still the best

> choice at the end of the process then they get the position.

>

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