I applied for a Fund Accountant job and they said I was not qualified. Three weeks later a recruiter called me and said a Senior Director was shown my resume and he wanted to see me. Met the Senior Director told me he wanted to hire me right away. We hit it off applied for and got the Senior Fund Accountant position. Took one month after the Senior director and two other directors who told me I was hired before HR finally sent me an offer letter.

Interview Process: I applied for a Senior Fund Accountant position with over 9 years of financial operations experience and a Master’s degree. The initial screening call with the recruiter was incredibly disappointing. Not only did she come entirely unprepared, but she actually questioned my technical background as if having advanced technical skills was a negative attribute for a senior finance role. Additionally, despite my visa status and working rights being clearly and explicitly listed on my resume, she spent an excessive amount of time questioning it. She ultimately admitted she 'had no idea' how it worked and would have to check with the local HR team anyway. It was a completely unproductive and unpleasant conversation. Advice to Management: Ensure your recruitment team actually reads candidate resumes before jumping on a call. Questioning a candidate's advanced technical skills when entering a data-heavy senior role in a company makes no sense, especially for a company that markets itself on its fintech capabilities. Furthermore, if a recruiter is handling international or regional hiring, they should be trained on basic local visa types so they don't waste the candidate's time interrogating them about details already clearly provided on paper. Treat senior professionals with respect and stick to the communication timelines you promise.