I was contacted by a recruiter in early December regarding a role at LinkedIn. After an initial recruiter screening, I was put through for a hiring manager call. While on that call the HM mentioned putting me through to their hiring board where I'd have to do an assignment. I was asked to make a full content plan based on multiple sources and present it using 8-10 slides which took about a week's worth of work. Of the four people on the call, only one seemed engaged and the others seemed to be working on secondary screens. A few days later I received an automated rejection email. The recruiter who had recruited me via LinkedIn didn't even personalize it or send a note. I would never consider working for this company as a result. They are supposed to be an industry leader on work and work experience and this is how they conduct their hiring process and treat candidates?

Applied through employee referral, recruiter reached out for a call and requested for self introduction before introducing role. Post-introduction, recruiter said team management experience was mandatory and therefore will not continue the call if no further questions. JD listed had ambiguous/inconsistent messaging about whether team management experience was preferred or mandatory.