They went through a few shortlisted resumes and interviewed the candidates.
A candidate was offered the post.
She has in fact received another job offer which is a permanent position.
However, she has declined the full time job in favor of the contract job.
The manager requested the HR staff to clarifies a few questions before offering her the job.
A few days later, the HR staff came back and told the manager that the lady has declined the offer as she has decided to take the permanent position.
The HR staff then said there is a staff from another business unit who can take up this position.
It's a tough economic situation at this time.