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After the disappointment of not getting the job from heaven I quickly got onto the other agents to chase the four jobs I had been put forward for. I also advertised my spare room for a lodger. The saga began. Agent No.1) Two roles. Both had been with the respective HR departments for nearly a week. I am informed that one HR person was away until the following week. The other company is taking its time. Agent No.2) Same story; decision maker is away. Agent No.3) Would you believe it, I couldn’t - it’s the same bloody story! This must be a recuitment consultant euthamism for “I can’t be arsed to deal with this” or “I haven’t been bothered to find out”. It’s like the old chestnut of “the cheque’s in the post”. Anyway, I had no option but to believe them and wait. In the meantime I continued the job search via the usual routes - agencies, newspaper and magazine ads, and anyone I knew that I could contact. Letting the room was also proving to be difficult. Not one call all week, and I had it advertised on two websites and a notice in some local shops. It was this point my heart sank as I thought this whole process could drag on and on, and I’ll find myself in that famous creek without a paddle. The weekend beckons, so let’s put the worrying on-hold. It’s Monday morning - ahhhhh, a new week. What will it bring? Exciting new beginnings or more disappointment? The continuing saga of the three agents with the four jobs. I start at the beginning with agent numero uno. Role one: person back but not responding. Role two: the company has decided to give the job to an internal candidate! This person (apparently) only put themselves forward on Friday and was accepted. I find this an odd thing to do, as why not see other people? There could be better suited candidates available, so the company may well be doing itself an injustice by not interviewing others. Agent No.2) Déjà vu. Tomorrow (next week in this case) never comes. Agent No.3) The agent hasn’t heard back from client and therefore will continue to look for me. What? He’s given up. Astonishing. This agent has obviously made his month’s target and no longer cares. The words ‘creek’ and ‘paddle’ are beginning to get louder.