The process moved relatively fast and seamlessly at first. A recruiter reached out to me, and a week later I interviewed with a creator manager. They were nice and genuinely interested in what I had to say and even said that they hope to see me around. They mentioned they were not the hiring manager and that I would hear back from HR. After a few days of not hearing back, I followed up with HR and immediately got a response to move on to the next round with an SVP at the company. The interview was scheduled right before the holiday, which I found a little strange, but I went along with it because I was very interested in the opportunity. The interview with the SVP went well, or so I thought, though they did seem a bit checked out throughout. They also noted they were not the hiring manager and that the next step would be to interview with them. That felt like a red flag. What do you mean I’m two interviews in and still haven’t met the person who is actually doing the hiring and who I’d be working with day to day? Because it was so close to the holidays, I was told I’d hear back in the new year. Fast forward three weeks into January, and it’s absolute radio silence. I followed up twice with HR. Nothing. I’ve never been ghosted that late in the interview process before. It’s honestly kind of wild. Ghosting in 2026 is insane. Yes, unfortunately due to the nature of the economy, employers have the upper hand right now, but ignoring candidates who’ve made it this far is a choice. A deliberate one. This level of disorganization and basic lack of respect signals that something internally is not running as smoothly as they’d like to believe. My advice to them? Get organized. Look inward. At minimum, send automated rejections to candidates who aren’t moving forward. There are obvious growing pains from the Publicis x Influential x Captiv8 merger, and it doesn’t seem like HR has the bandwidth to keep up. Everyone I spoke with sounded stretched thin and stressed. Bottom line: like many other candidates have said, this company ghosts. Proceed accordingly.

*Ghosted, do not waste your time here.* Despite my efforts to connect with the company, there was zero communication throughout the process as everything was automated. They mentioned they were looking to hire immediately, with a decision made by July 1st, and that there would be only two interviews. During the supposed final round, I received incredibly positive feedback, and was promised next steps within a day or two. Today is July 30th, and I have heard nothing from the entire team despite following up politely. Not even an automated rejection. The company has zero respect for candidates, and I've seen this exact scenario mentioned in multiple Glassdoor reviews following interviews for the same position in recent weeks. Additionally, the company has been listing the same roles and not filling them for the past 4 months, which is a clear red flag. Keep in mind, they reached out to me first to interview with them.