Candi and the Recruiter: a common tale

An international corporation advertised a position online. Reading herself in the job description, a Candidate applied.

Friday of a holiday long weekend; 20:42

Recruiter: Hi Candi

Thanks for expressing interest in the position. Below are some details, I'd love to get you submitted over if you are comfortable.

Friday 21:20

Candi: Yes, I’m interested. To herself: (I don’t usually apply to places where I don’t want to work.)

FWIW in a previous role elsewhere, I interacted several times with an executive of the company. 

 Friday 21:26

Recruiter: How ironic!

Candi, to herself: No, that’s not irony. It’s coincidence. Irony is incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result. Oh well, plenty of people don’t know the definition of irony, and that knowledge has nothing to do with filling a position.

Recruiter: Here is the information needed if you are interested in being submitted. (Several questions followed.)

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Sunday afternoon, same holiday long weekend, 14:59

Recruiter: Hi Candi when you get time please reply with the information needed for submission.

Please ensure that you haven't applied for this position yet as duplicate submissions will lead to auto rejection.

Candi, to herself: Hmm… how likely is it that even a single member of the hiring team is near their desk or waiting anxiously, phone in hand, on the Sunday afternoon of the first holiday long weekend of decent weather? Oh well, at least this recruiter is active.

________

Holiday Monday 14:43

Candi: Hi Recruiter

Answers to your questions are below.

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Wednesday 16:29

Recruiter: We have an interview request!

Can you please let me know your availability the rest of this week and next week?

Wednesday 16:57

Candi, to herself: My availability depends on where they want to meet. Why did the recruiter skip that?

Candi: Telephone, Zoom, Skype or in person?

Wednesday 16:59

Recruiter: 30min telephone.

Wednesday 18:02

Candi: I have all kinds of 30-minute blocks available. Tomorrow even. Friday morning.

As of now I can reschedule anything if they want a time next week that’s booked.

Wednesday 21:03

Recruiter: Confirmed for this Friday at 11:00 AM EST. Below is the link. Video will need to be turned on. They will also do a mini portfolio review. Thanks!

Candi, to herself: We’re currently observing EDT, one hour earlier than EST. Let’s hope that’s what Recruiter means, as confusing times is a common mistake.

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Friday 11:00

Candi interviewed and felt she answered the questions effectively. She mentioned the senior executive who she’d interacted with previously, how and why they'd interacted, and that the person had given permission to use their name as a reference. Interviewer told her they’d let her know the following week.

The end.

What a letdown, eh?

Candi felt the same way.

Recruiter ignored Candi’s follow-up emails.

Yes, the same Recruiter who is always online and who expected immediate replies from a candidate on a holiday long weekend when nobody except Customer Support and Cleaning staff might be the only ones at that company; seemingly walked right off this planet surface and is now doing who knows what… perhaps recruiting in another dimension.

If you know where recruiters go after an interview, will you please tell the rest of us in the comments below? Thank you.