Applied online, the recruiter was extremely unengaged and unprepared for the call. I seriously felt like I was wasting my time and should end the call, there was just a lack of respect for the process. He had no real questions, and when I asked about the company, team, the culture he had no insights or even canned answers to give, just a lack of care for his job.
After that, I didn't hear back for a month, at which point he said the team was ready to move forward and schedule a call with a hiring manager. I asked about the timing and he said the team was busy with conferences. He didn't seem to understand that I was also asking about the lack of his communication. He is the recruiter, and so far everything he did says red flag and not a good place to work.
Day of the call, he canceled saying the role was being put on hold indefinitely.
Before you engage potential hires, figure out your schedules, process and don't waste people's time. There was absolutely no respect shown during this process.
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