Only got through the pre screen call with the recruiter for the role. I put my minimum salary requirements in the application. When the recruiter called, he started right into telling me the role paid a bit less. Um, why call me then? However the amount in question was pretty close to my figure so I let him know that I’d hate to self-disqualify when we’re already so close. So we continued the conversation but I noticed throughout that he was short with me and seemed to be holding out. Then, towards the end of the call he said he would ‘talk to the hiring manager’ about the salary differential and would let me know in a few days if they could work with my requirements or not. I let him know that was fine with me and then we ended the call. Since I had a funny feeling about that convo, as soon as we hung up I checked the career portal and the status had been updated to, “prescreen completed; not selected.” So basically the recruiter lied and blew smoke the entire time. Well thanks a lot for representing your company in such a dishonest and unprofessional way. I will not consider this company for opportunities in the future since this is how they think it’s okay to treat people. This is straight up amateurish and immature behavior. Next time why not try being honest!

Brief phone screening for first interview. The call was with a recruiter from the internal HR office. and lasted approximately 20 minutes. I did not hear back from them after the initial call.