Unprofessional communication and poor candidate experience.
I applied online and was asked to manually re-enter information, some of which was already included in my CV and LinkedIn profile.
⮞ 5–6 weeks of complete silence.
No updates, no courtesy email, nothing. Then out of the blue, I received a call to schedule an online interview for the next day. Both the caller and the interviewer appeared to be in a hurry.
When I politely asked whether the long delay was due to difficulty finding a suitable candidate or due to team expansion, although the reply was a plain "an expansion", their reaction was hesitant and unconvincing which suggested that my application had either been forgotten until that moment, or that the hiring had already been completed and there were not planning on providing any feedback to the rest of the applicants.
⮞ The interview itself was positive overall and there seemed to be genuine interest.
However, when the topic of compensation came up it became a one-way discussion. They asked for my salary expectations but declined to provide any indication of their own range, or even general alignment or feedback. That dynamic alone says a lot about internal culture.
⮞ Another 5 weeks passed with zero communication.
No feedback, no rejection, no status change on the portal, just silence. Unfortunately this appears to be a pattern: little respect for candidates’ time and no structured process for follow-up.
⮞ Since then, I have withdrawn my application and accepted a significantly better offer elsewhere with a company that has been professional and respectful at every stage, both during the process and after onboarding.
Overall, there were several yellow/orange flags early on, but the back-to-back ghosting was more red than the flags of the communist army.
If candidate experience and professionalism matter to you, take this into account when considering an application. Ultimately, make your own judgment, but my experience was decidedly negative.
