Everything started out so great but ended up leaving me deflated. I applied online and less than 24 hours later I was contacted by a recruiter to set up a time for a 30-minute phone screening. The call was a few days later and the conversation was pretty generic. I was asked basic questions about resume/experience, salary requirements, and interest in the position. A couple hours later, the recruiter e-mailed me about having a second phone interview with the hiring manager, which happened three days later. Again, I was asked basic job related questions and then questions about myself. I thought the conversation went well. There was some laughter and it never really felt like an interview. About two hours later I was contacted by a woman in HR who invited me to the office for an interview with the team.
My interview was about a week later and I was to have four 30 minute, one-on-one interviews with members of the team I would be working with. It was kind of awkward because I had to say the same things over and over because I was asked the same questions by each person. I also had some questions to ask that I ended up asking each person. It was a nerve-wracking experience, but not as anxiety inducing as most interviews are because each person was very nice, laid back, and just having a conversation with me to get to know me a little better. I think I would have preferred a panel interview though. At the end I asked the HR woman what the next steps were and was informed that there wouldn’t be any more interviews and that I would hear back the following week.
Well, that was three weeks ago and I haven’t heard anything at all. The job posting is no longer up, so I think it’s safe to assume they have hired someone. I’ve never felt so hopeful about a potential job only to be completely let down and ghosted. I think it’s very rude to not let candidates know they were not chosen, especially after going through that lengthy interview process. All you have to do is send an e-mail saying that you’ve decided not to move forward. I mean, that’s just common courtesy and it takes very little time and effort. No one likes playing the waiting game. My current place of employment sends actual letters, not only to each person who interviewed and didn’t get an offer, but to each and every person who applied. I think they should make a few adjustments to their interview process and show some respect to the people who interview with them by being better about communicating.
