Lorin went through five rounds of interviews before she was offered a job… days later she received a call that has exposed an infuriating trend in Australia

A young woman has been left in tears after she went through a gruelling recruitment process to land her dream job, just for the offer to be rescinded days later.

Lorin Deveaux, 21, was informed on Monday that she had landed a marketing role at a media agency after a legnthy interview process.

The Sydneysider was excited to have secured a job in media after just finishing her university degree, and shared the good news with her family and friends. 

However, while waiting for her contract, Ms Deveaux received a phone call just two days later informing her the offer was rescinded and the role removed. 

A devastated Ms Deveaux shared the crushing blow in a tearful video on TikTok with a warning to young Australians to be careful of the grim recruitment trend.

‘Normally I don’t like to cry on camera but I just want to warn people because I’ve never even heard of that happening before,’ Ms Deveaux said. 

‘Do be careful. Make sure you don’t make any moves before you have everything down in writing. It’s just ridiculous.’   

Ms Deveaux said she decided to wait for her new contract before informing her current employers – a decision she describes as lucky. 

‘I was waiting for my contract before I told my employers and luckily – because they’ve just given me a call and told me that they’ve rescinded the offer, they don’t need anyone anymore,’ Ms Deveaux said.  

‘Thank goodness I didn’t tell my employers and thank goodness I waited for my contracts instead of telling them straight away.’

Ms Devaux explained the recruiter told her the contract would be sent to her on Tuesday, however when she did not receive it she followed up with a message. 

The recruiter then informed her that the person who handles the contracts was unwell. 

By Wednesday afternoon, Ms Deveaux received a call from a ‘deeply apologetic’ recruiter who told her the company had a meeting and decided to remove the position. 

Ms Deveaux said it seemed as though the company had dumped the offer as they did not have the budget or funds for a new hire.  

‘They had mentioned in the phone call that if they had hired me they would have had to make me redundant in a few months’ time,’ Ms Deveaux told news.com.au.

The young marketing hopeful said the long and rigorous interviewing process had made the outcome even more upsetting. 

Lorin Deveaux, 21, shared a tearful video to TikTok explaining she had landed her dream job in marketing only for the employer to rescind the offer and remove the role 

She explained the interviewing process was a five-step endeavour which took almost three weeks. 

After applying for the job, Ms Deveaux had a recruiter call her for a 15-minute phone screening. 

Following the phone screening, she had to undertake a video screening with similar questions which was recorded and sent to the media agency. 

Ms Deveaux then had a Zoom interview with two members of the team, which lasted about 40 minutes. 

She then was required to complete an online aptitude test, which took her another 45 minutes. 

Finally, Ms Deveaux had a meeting with the agency’s CEO – an interview which lasted for about an hour. 

‘Obviously it was very upsetting as I had been put through a lengthy process and dedicated so much of my personal time to completing the steps, just for them to rescind their offer,’ Ms Deveaux said. 

‘I have realised it is extremely competitive, and after reading the comments of other industry professionals, it seems that it will only get worse in the future.’  

Ms Deveaux said the long and time-consuming interview process, which took almost three weeks, made the end result even more frustrating (stock image)

Social media users consoled Ms Deveaux, with many sharing their own similar experiences. 

‘This happened to me!!! I got a contract, accepted it, then put in my resignation, to then only be told they no longer need me! My current employer at that point would not take me back. I was so angry,’ one person wrote. 

‘Girl the same thing happened to me last month. It’s crushing,’ a second person commented. 

‘Just went through this myself, except at the last minute I was told I was not the “right fit”. It crushed me. Spend a few days crying to get it out,’ a third chimed. 

A fourth added: ‘This is exactly what happened to me. So discouraging after like 100 applications.’

Others told Ms Deveaux that it was for the best she did not land the role, claiming a better opportunity was waiting for her.     

‘It’s so disappointing! Clearly they aren’t good employers if they can do something like that to someone! Dodged a bullet in the long run I’m sure,’ one person wrote. 

‘Take it as a sign that it wasn’t right for you, and the way they handled it says more about them , so unprofessional and just plain wrong,’ a second person added.

A third commented: ‘I feel you big time on this, but it’s ok this just means there’s a better and bigger role for you out there.’