I was interviewed by HR and Media Coms Manager during the first round. The second round took place with an editor and the Communications Manager. The interviews went well although I found the interview quite superficial. I was made an offer which was then cancelled without justification.
After the job offer was made, I had a chat with HR to re-evaluate the salary and discuss a possible amendment to the job title. I was very happy with the amended offer, which I was leaning on accepting. I had some final concerns about the job title, so I asked HR if it would be possible to consider a slightly different title and the possibility to work from home on Wednesday afternoons. We agreed that HR would channel my concerns back to Senior Management and get back to me. I informed her at that stage that I was leaning towards taking the offer and needed to think about it over the weekend.
Next thing I know is that they withdrew the offer without any justification, not even an email or a phone call. The recruiting agency informed me of their decision which was very shocking.
I called the IRUs team to understand their decision and each person I talked to played the surprise card "talk to HR." When I talked to HR she was embarrassed as I explained to her that at least they could have called me to explain their issues if any especially since i had taken the the time to interview with them during two rounds. She was unable to justify the decision reasonably. I felt that she reacted personally to the nature of the negotiations that followed the offer which led her to withdrew the offer. Very unprofessional.
Also I interviewed on a Wednesday, they made an offer on a Thursday and expected to accept the same day.
