Job applications

[tyrone girl]

Are companies legally obliged to keep a job open to the closing date they have advertised?

I know its not gonna make any difference now but im absolutely furious.
There was job advertised about 2 weeks ago with a closing date of 9th December. I had done up the CV and covering letter etc over the weekend as was first opportunity i had to get it done. Planned to email it through yesterday and went to the ni job finders link again to send it through and it says job no longer available so i phoned them this morning and they said the jobs filled. I asked why there is a closing date for 9th December and they said they dont know but it is filled regardless.

[NAG1]

Are companies legally obliged to keep a job open to the closing date they have advertised?

I know its not gonna make any difference now but im absolutely furious.
There was job advertised about 2 weeks ago with a closing date of 9th December. I had done up the CV and covering letter etc over the weekend as was first opportunity i had to get it done. Planned to email it through yesterday and went to the ni job finders link again to send it through and it says job no longer available so i phoned them this morning and they said the jobs filled. I asked why there is a closing date for 9th December and they said they dont know but it is filled regardless.

I would say with the job market the way it is at the moment they could pretty much do as the please.

[omagh_gael]

Not aware of the legal side but I have seen lots of jobs advertised with the small print stating that the advertisement will close after, say, 50 applications have been received. Perhaps this happened here?

[screenexile]

Are companies legally obliged to keep a job open to the closing date they have advertised?

I know its not gonna make any difference now but im absolutely furious.
There was job advertised about 2 weeks ago with a closing date of 9th December. I had done up the CV and covering letter etc over the weekend as was first opportunity i had to get it done. Planned to email it through yesterday and went to the ni job finders link again to send it through and it says job no longer available so i phoned them this morning and they said the jobs filled. I asked why there is a closing date for 9th December and they said they dont know but it is filled regardless.

I doubt that is covered under legislation sorry.

[tyrone girl]

It wouldnt matter even if it was at this stage im just pissed off. Why bother with a closing date at all of 9th December if your going to have the position filled as she told me from 27th November. Ridiculous

[supersarsfields]

AFAIK they're not obliged TG. The closing date is just notice of the last point at which a Cv can be submitted, but if the role is filled previous to this they're not obliged to keep it open. They should have removed it from the job boards and any advertising that they had been doing (But on some of the job boards there is a delay before it is taken down) once the role was filled.
It happens a lot when jobs are being readvertised due to poor response. Usually they just keep extending the deadline. But once they get someone they will usually just make an offer regardless of the closing date.

[Hereiam]

TG if you were keen on the job you would have had ur CV in earlier 

[tyrone girl]

Was waiting for that comment and suppose i should have had it in earlier but to be honest i literally had so much on lately that i havnt had a chance and when saw the closing date was 9th December i thought i was still in plenty of time over the weekend cos was still over a week to go.
Ya live and learn 

[T Fearon]

Was the job in the calendar manufactring sector or Diary production industries?

[tyrone girl]

If it was in the calender sector you would be the expert as your so good with dates yourself!

[BennyHarp]

If it was in the calender sector you would be the expert as your so good with dates yourself!

Very good! 

[T Fearon]

  Cheeky little.... Suppose I walked into that one!

[Norf Tyrone]

If it was in the calender sector you would be the expert as your so good with dates yourself!

Ha Ha. Class retort!

Girl power wins this one!