I applied to what I understood to be an internal posting, only to be contacted by a third-party recruitment firm. The recruiter informed me that my pre-screen interview would be recorded and graded before being sent to the hiring manager — which felt unusual from the start. Even more odd: I received a candidate feedback form before the pre-screen had fully concluded. I was told to expect next steps within a week. Four weeks passed with complete silence. Then, without warning, I received a call one afternoon saying the hiring manager wanted to meet me. The follow-up moved quickly — a hiring manager interview and then a panel interview, both scheduled in rapid succession. I came to the panel fully prepared with relevant experience and well-researched talking points. Instead, the questions were surface-level and generic — nothing that would meaningfully assess a senior candidate’s capabilities or fit. After the panel, I heard nothing. I followed up twice. Still nothing. The lack of basic courtesy at the close of a multi-round process is telling. Other reviewers have noted similar patterns here, and my experience unfortunately confirmed them. The hiring process is a window into how an organization operates — and this one raised real concerns about communication culture and respect for people’s time.

After applying online I heard back 2 weeks later. I received an invite from a third party supplier (which is weird) for the interview. Right away there were three red flags 1. The full time position listed in the posting was now a 1-year contract 2. The Interview was recorded and managed by an Ai tool - which surprised me I accepted because at that point what are you going to do. 3. Before the interview was even over I received an email link to fill out a survey about my interview experience. The questions were vague, heavily repeated. You could see the Ai transcribing. I was told that the recording would be graded and sent to the hiring manager who would then decide who to proceed with. It was just a gross degrading experience. And what is really awful is that I can't get a response as to what is happening to the recording - will it be deleted? At the end of the day, reading the other comments I know I dodged a bullet. I've never experienced a worse interview in my career.