An external recruiter reached out to me on Linkedin. There was a phone screen with her, and then she asked me to follow up with a bullet point email that summarized my experience that is relevant to the requirements of the position. I did that, but also mentioned that I wasn't an exact fit for a few of the requirements and asked her to confirm that this wouldn't be a deal breaker. I did this because I didn't want to waste my time only to be eliminated if the hiring company is looking for a perfect fit. She confirmed that it wasn't a deal buster and suggested proceeding to the next step, which was a video interview with someone else on her team. The video interview was only scheduled for 15 minutes. At the end of that call, the interviewer informed me that I would be an "out of the box" candidate, because I wasn't an ideal fit with the requirements. This, after her colleague confirmed that it wasn't a problem. Nevertheless, she said she would present my qualifications to her client the next day, and promised to give me prompt feedback either way, since I had invested my time in the process. It's not surprising that she broke her promise to get back to me. Which is typical with recruiters: they throw slop at the wall hoping something will stick, waste the time of candidates, and always fail to inform the candidate if the client loses interest.