I jumped through a lot of hoops (phone interview, in-person interview, writing test) before being rejected from the job I initially applied for, but then they said they wanted to consider me for another, similar role. I said ok. Then about a week later I got yet another rejection email. That was annoying, obviously. Why tell me you're considering me when clearly you aren't sure if you are or not yet? I definitely wish they'd been more decisive and organized, but up until that point, everyone I dealt with seemed nice.

I was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The role looked like a good fit and the initial video call went well. I was supposed to do an editing test the following Wednesday, and I'd receive the info about the test on Tuesday. By Wednesday morning, I hadn't received anything, so I checked in about the test -- no response. The time for the actual test came and went. I heard nothing back from the recruiter. They never followed up to explain what happened. Not wanting to engage with a company with this many red flags so early in the process, I did not email them again either.