This is a decidedly different spin on things. I have read stories in the past where firms would send fake applicants to interviews. The entire idea was to send in an interviewee with the skills and the ability to talk a great game. The catch was that after the person was given the job someone entirely different would arrive for work on the start date.
This is another spin on the interview process. Now, in a bid to motivate passive job hunters a recruitment firm is offering a payment for folks to show up for job interviews.
From Computer World:
US recruitment website NotchUp.com has upped the ante in the hiring stakes by allowing potential candidates to calculate a price for which they will agree to interview with prospective employers.
The company, which officially launched last month at the DEMO 08 conference in California, says Yahoo, Google, Barracuda Networks and others have signed up to use the online service, which is free to job seekers.
Job candidates sign up for the service, create a profile and calculate their interview price (usually between US$300-$600, or NZ$389-$778), based on their skills and experience. Prospective employers can search the profiles and make offers to the candidates. If the candidate accepts and goes on the interview, the site collects the interview fee and transfers it to the candidate.
Hmmm, a new job in of itself?
[tags]Recruitment, Job Interview, Paid Job Interviews[/tags]