I had been referred by an internal applicant for two roles that I had been highly recommended for. The initial calls were with a different recruiter for each position, the first recruiter was terrible, he seemed completely checked out and was eating at one point of the call. The second recruiter was amazing, she provided invaluable information on both the company, the roles and gave advice. She was extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. I was passed onto management for the second role and had a zoom call with management. The manager arrived a few minutes late however was friendly and asked quite a few questions. My current role is a mix between a traditional AE and AM role with a hefty quota and book of business. We are responsible for a large number of accounts, renewals and most importantly, upsells and new business. This seemed to be quite confusing for them as this is not a typical AM role. Ultimately I received a rejection email shortly after the interview ended which I was expecting due to the confusion displayed by the manager who had been in the sales industry for 1/5th of the time as I have.

The recruiter that talked to me was pretty much not in a good mood I felt like. He got laid off from his last job and respectfully I could see why.