Oct 09, 2015 07:46 PM
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The Business teams are brilliant, very exciting and thought stimulating rounds of interviews, including time-bound assignments to test your mettle and ability to handle pressure.
They liked me, they offered me the job. But, I could not join, as the HR wanted to cover up their mistakes.
PLEASE BEWARE OF THE UNSCRUPULOUS RECRUITERS AND MALICIOUS HR PROCESS where the HR changes their versions of the scheme of events as they fancy.
I'd like to share my bitter experience with the company's HR team in Hyderabad and the way the process was handled. It is unheard of with any company and I'm shocked that a reputed organization like Virtusa would do this. The following events transpired.
I cleared all 5 rounds of interview and reached the salary negotiation stage.
A lower-than-expected CTC figure was quoted by the HR. I accepted it because of the interesting and promising nature of role. Therefore, the amount(Say, Rs. X lakhs) was AGREED UPON by both parties.
The very next day, the HR calls to say the CTC has to be reduced to Rs.(X-1) lakhs due to some internal issue. I'm shocked as they have conveniently changed the number which THEY THEMSELVES HAD QUOTED AND AGREED TO.
I struggle, ask them to reconsider. They don't budge, so I accept the offer. They explicitly mention the fixed and variable component split percentage. I accept because I genuinely liked the team and the role.(Note that no email communication about the remuneration was received until this point.)
I receive the offer letter 16 hours before the joining time. THE FIXED AMOUNT IS LOWER THAN WHAT WAS EXPLICITLY MENTIONED. I email, pose queries, no response.
11 hours before joining, I get through to the Recruiter. She says "May be human error". I request her to reconsider, as this would be lower than the salary of my last job! I send an email with the same information. No offer letter was signed.
On the joining date, I speak to the recruiter again to reconsider. She said "I'll see what can be done". I wait. The ball is in their court, I expect them to get back.
I RECEIVE AN EMAIL A FEW DAYS LATER SAYING THE COMPANY CANNOT GO AHEAD WITH MY OFFER!
After having been CONFIRMED joining, after the entire process, my offer was WITHDRAWN by the HR.
Reason? "Candidate has attitude issues".
Upon talking to the HR manager, I was called a liar and was told that I agreed to the final figure but didn't join.(I still fail to see the logic. I liked the job, I accepted lower offer once. Didn't accept the second undeserved revision. Where, then, is my acceptance?). Why would anyone in their right mind do that?
Please, tell me, have you seen or heard of such an incident before?
