The Recruiter from Irvine reached out to me via LinkedIn with a prospecting email. I accepted her invitation to have a general cal to understand more about the role and company. After speaking it was discussed that the Account Management role more aligns with my experience rather than new business and I was passed to a second recruiter in Dallas. My first call was very pleasant mainly asked me questions about my experience and says I’d be a good fit. Keep in mind I didn’t actually ever apply, THEY reached out to me... I am happy in a current position, not actively looking, but open to other opps. Once I’m handed over to the Dallas recruiter I had the honest shortest “interview” in my life. She actually asked me ONE question and lasted only 15 minutes saying “you’re doing well, what works for you”. And that was the call. She says she’s going to confirm with local management then follow up the next day. Day goes by, no follow up. Week goes by, no follow up but standard reject email. Only reason I am writing a negative experience is because it’s working with recruiters like this is what makes the process so irritating. Follow up if you’re saying you will. - business 101, organization 101. If you don’t plan to, just say it? Also, don’t reach out to me on LinkedIn promoting a job TO ME, then have a lack of professionalism on the following. It’s really annoying to take time out of our day to have calls, and not be followed up as a normal courtesy, when they’re the ones actually headhunting in the first place. I highly recommend the recruiters take a course on actual relevant interview questions so there is a real takeaway conversation rather than one that lasts 15 minutes when I’ve done the exact same job as this😂 Really not taking it personal or unhappy about it as I have many opportunities, but the recruiting process was just too ridiculous not to highlight on here for the business to see. One thing I would point out as another red flag when I google “payroll software, talent management software” and literally nothing comes up. Something to think about in terms of marketing.....