I managed to snag one phone interview from three separate, thoughtfully submitted applications. Funnily enough, it was for the first job I applied for, and I'm genuinely curious to see if they just automatically trash everyone who doesn't get hired on their first attempt, because each of my subsequent applications were stronger than the last (but more on that later). It was supposed to be a 30 minute phone interview, and I signed up for the first available slot of the day so that I could be guaranteed we would start on time, but, alas, the recruiter was running about five minutes late, seemed distracted the whole time, dejectedly asked me in the last few minutes if I had any questions and then found a reason to hang up before the end of our 30 minute time slot. The interview lasted between 20-25 minutes and it felt as if the recruiter did not want to be there. I was saddened but not terribly surprised to get the rejection email later that day. Despite this terrible interview, the more I used Miro myself and followed their journey on social media, the more determined I became to one day be a Mironeer. I carefully tailored my cover letter and resume for my second job application there, a role I was actually more suited to than the first. Swift rejection without even an interview. Which brings me to the third and final application. I'd carefully tailored my resume to reflect the fact that I had all the requisite skills (which, I *do*), AND, I crafted an entire Miro Board related to the job with resources that would be useful to the role. I got the automated rejection and reached out to the recruiter who had interviewed me a few months before since I had their email address still. I politely expressed my passion for the company, included a link to the Miro Board specifically designed to help fulfill the duties of the role, as well as my resume. I asked if they had any feedback as to why I was not making the cut. I got a polite response a few days later, but to my horror they were naming and describing a role that I hadn't even applied for! How to react? I thought about it, and politely wrote back with a gentle nudge that I'd applied for a different role, included the link once again to the very specific Miro Board, and summarized some of the reasons I felt I'd make an excellent candidate while also clarifying that I'd never have applied for the other job because I wouldn't presume to apply for anything I didn't think I could do extremely well. I wanted to make sure that this wasn't some error due to the rate at which they're growing because it felt pretty blatant to me to have this person respond with a completely different job title and justification for not moving forward with my application than the one I had *actually* applied for. Needless to say, I've decided to move on and will no longer be gifting them my time or energy.