The recruiter scheduled a 30 min call that she rescheduled. I was, of course flexible, things happen. However, I could tell from the moment that she got on the line that this was a courtesy call since I was referred. The recruiter had no interest in connecting with me at all and it showed. It became clear that they had already made up their mind about my experience before we even got on the call and not even 24 hours later, the person who referred me to the role got an email that they weren't moving forward. The "interview" if you want to even call it that, consisted of the following: - Tell me about how you got into recruiting? - Great, any questions for me? They didn't talk about the team, the role, the expectations. I tried to dig into the teams this role would support and the challenges being faced. It was like pulling teeth. As a recruiter who would never treat a candidate like this, it baffles me that this is the type of experience being offered. It's even furthermore unfortunate that exceptional recruiters who care about candidates are being screened out by bad recruiters that clearly aren't giving applicants a fair shake. It's not even close to the kind of experience that I'm sure the Recruiting Leadership Team and the company values promote. When I connect with candidates, they get the full rundown of the team, what they are working on and how it supports the business, the role, the challenges, the projects they are working on, how you can drive impact. What a shame.