Need some advice please...

Need some advice please...

I've been working with a recruiting agency that has only submitted me to one particular bank. (I believe we started in February, then March, again in June and finally an interview mid-August.) (btw - this agency posts roles in my field on LinkedIn often. I've applied several times and reached out to this particular recruiter at least once about such roles. eg: Jr. Onboarding Consultant)

To make a long story shorter: On 6/17 this recruiter asked if I was available and by 6/30 there was no communication, so I emailed and even sent an amended resume. Recruiter asked again on 8/2 if I was available for the same bank, next day he asked about last few roles (which were all temp jobs), and then nothing. On 8/10 I asked about the Jr. Onboarding role. No response. On 8/17 he said the bank would interview with me. I then asked for a job description, the hours, and rate. We set the interview for 8/18 at 10 am on Zoom.

The connection was horrible and both sides had a difficult time hearing. However, there were red flags: 1) 3 interviewers and none were on camera; 2) None of them seemed engaged; 3) I asked about metrics and the answer was that the person evaluating me was on the call - that was it. This answer made it clear to me that either there was no job description, or I was being hired for a secretarial role instead. I did not go into this further b/c I didn't think they were going to hire me. Emailed the recruiter by 10:19 that the connection was terrible, and I couldn't tell heads or tails what these people thought. He said they "loved" me and I had all the paperwork in by 2pm. He asked if I could start the day after Labor Day, 9/6. At 5:52pm (8/18) the recruiter said thank you...so, I thought there were no problems with what was submitted.

On 8/29 the recruiter asked if I would do an HR Onboarding call with the bank at noon. I was mobile and asked for 12:30 instead, he replied with 12:45pm. He said it would only take 3 - 5 minutes. More important, the person didn't call. I emailed my recruiter at 12:50 and then text messaged at 1:02. At 2:34 the recruiter asked if the call took place and I said "nope." The recruiter replied with a text of a note supposedly from the bank's HR person. The recruiter asked for 3:30 or 4pm instead. Told him 3:30 would work and he responded with 4:30.

Took the call and it was true - it lasted about 5 minutes. However, it was a tiny interview and had very little to do with HR issues. It was now the third time this bank asked about my last few roles. The HR rep ended the call by saying she would contact my recruiter about the next steps. Emailed my recruiter. He said it was a "standard HR call" and I was "100% confirmed to start."

9/2 no start day details. If I was supposed to start on 9/6 why were there no details. Emailed my recruiter: Who was my contact person at the bank? Were they going to meet me at the front desk or should I call upon arrival? What were my set hours? What about overtime? Was this purely a temp position or temp to perm? What would I be working at?

The reply: "We’re still awaiting for your first day details but I believe it’ll be Wed/Thursday at this point due to the holiday.

I will send you all of your first day details over. This is a temp-to-perm position and 40 hours per week."

Email on 9/6 at 10:26pm: "Can you start on Thursday or Friday?" Followed with a text message at 8:40am this morning: "Hi! Please let me know when you're available to start as we're clear on our side" I emailed back: "Let's make it Friday." At 9:45 my recruiter emailed that the bank wanted a standard vaccination card instead of the second vaccination paperwork I submitted. Now they want proof of the first vaccination.

So...should I go forward with this. I don't know if I'm not responding with emotional intelligence of if I'm correctly under the impression that the bank doesn't want to hire me.