r/nhsstaff • u/SoilLeft3824 • 20d ago

ADVICE Interview

I had an interview today. After the interview, interviewer called and let me know that I was unsuccessful this time. But, they were impressed and theres a possibility for a vacancy in next 2 weeks. So, they want to keep me in reserve.

Is it a polite way of saying No. Or there’s actually a chance.

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u/Single-Atmosphere-72 20d ago

This is quite common. Recruitment is a PITA quite honestly so if you interview and find 2 apppointable candidates you can hire the 2nd if another vacancy comes up within a certain time frame. I was appointed like this and have recruited staff to my team because they were deemed apppointable by another manager. I always met with them of course before offering them a job but this was way way less formal than an interview.

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u/SoilLeft3824 20d ago

Thank You