The interview process moved quickly at first. I applied to the company, and three days later, I received an email to schedule the first interview. After that interview, they reached out the same day to schedule a second interview for the following day. The efficiency of the process had me excited. The second interview went really well, and the recruiter mentioned that they wanted to move me forward to the final round with the CEO. They said they would follow up regarding my availability and the CEO’s schedule. However, after five days of no response, I received an email stating that while they were impressed with my interview, they had decided to move forward with another candidate. I have no issue with not being selected, but what bothered me was the fact that they initially told me I would be moving forward to the final round, only to change course without explanation. It was disappointing to be given that expectation, only to be let down.

I was excited about this interview. I was scheduled for a 15-minute phone interview a week in advance. The interviewer never showed up. I emailed them after waiting 15 minutes to see if it was still a good time. They said their meeting went over. Their response didn’t seem to care I waited the entire interview with no word from them. I responded no worries I’m still available. They responded with I’ll call you in 30 minutes. They never called me. I sent a response email over an hour and a half later saying this doesn’t seem to be a fit. I'm surprised an HR consulting company does this to candidates when they should lead by example. I realized my HR philosophy doesn’t align with theirs. I removed myself from the interview process since it appeared they didn’t take the candidate's experience seriously, especially with other HR professionals.