Twice stood up by recruiter

Cassandra Schmigotzki

October 6,2022 at 12:48PM UTC

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Twice stood up by recruiter

Applied for a job, and contacted to schedule a phone interview. I scheduled said interview then the hurricane comes. No message was received from the interviewer about canceling or rescheduling. 10 minutes after the time this person was to call I sent an email asking if it needed to be rescheduled. Got an out-of-office message. A day or two later I got an email to reschedule with no apology or anything. The day arrived for the interview and again the recruiter didn't call or email. I didn't send a message this time. That was so rude and unprofessional to not reach out to say you were unable to do the interview.

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AnonymousOctober 6,2022 at 1:30PM UTC
Oh well...a sign of the times and maybe a little due to Ian.
VictoriaOctober 6,2022 at 1:53PM UTC
That sounds super frustrating. Seems like you dodged working for an incompetent company!
Shelly EdwardsOctober 6,2022 at 1:54PM UTC
I would let the first one go since it is related to the hurricane, but the second one is unprofessional. I would maybe take this is a sign of too many red flags and move on to another position.
AnonymousOctober 6,2022 at 1:58PM UTC
Sorry that happened to you Cassandra! As someone working in the Talent Acquisition space, the candidate experience is crucial. Not sure what line of work you're in but feel free to check out https://www.epsilon.com/us/careers/join-our-team and apply for any roles that you think could be a fit. Best of luck on your search
AnonymousOctober 6,2022 at 3:40PM UTC
I had this happen twice with no hurricane. They scheduled the phone interview, I waited. Sent an email ...maybe something came up. Rescheduled, no call. I was like forget about this. Then a call did come and now I work there. Luckily the other people after that person were all on time and great. I don't know what happened, why they kept missing and not sending emails to explain. I just know that this person is only a representation of 50% of the company, lol, sad ... time to look for a new job.
Heed the flags and good luck with your job search.