Got asked to an interview on Upwork...

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March 29,2022 at 12:15PM UTC

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Got asked to an interview on Upwork...

I am out of the US until next week, but have been looking for work on Upwork - and I got a hard nibble.

The hiring manager asked me to use an app called Telegram, but I'm using a foreign phone service, unable to receive text messages to authenticate.

I communicated this to two different people, providing alternatives, like Zoom, Googlemeets, etc. on five separate occasions each time they re-asked me to make an appointment using their app.

The last reply spelled it out in no uncertain terms how I could meet to interview...when finally, one of the hiring managers actually read my reply, and said he'd get back to me.

Moral of the story - would you even consider interviewing after having to spoon-feed a recruiter or hiring manager with really straight forward language? Now, I'm ghosted. LOL

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Alicia PiconeMarch 29,2022 at 3:39PM UTC
That depends - is the interview invitation from the company itself or a recruiter? If it's the company itself, I'd be concerned about their responses.
If it's a recruiter, I'd make the appointment for an interview and absolutely bring up the problem.
All this would depend on how badly I needed the job or how "ideal" it was - if it was something I was not 100% on board for, I'd not even bother.
Crystal HowellMarch 29,2022 at 5:43PM UTC
God is good; they did you a favor! Something better is out there, get with an Executive Recruiting Firm, and interview your recruiter first, as if you were to pay them! Even though they are free to the job seeker!
AnonymousMarch 29,2022 at 6:04PM UTC
Clearly you dodged a bullet.
Michelle pApril 1,2022 at 12:37PM UTC
Sounds like a scam like whenever they ask for Google hangout
AnonymousApril 1,2022 at 1:03PM UTC
I would entertain the job if it's HR that you have been working with. If you get a response and if you think the job sounds interesting, I would still consider it, because my experience in a former organization with my HR contact during interviewing was *terrible* but was not a good reflection of the team I worked with and I stayed at the organization for 12 years.
Sarah StadtherrApril 1,2022 at 1:57PM UTC
Telegram is not something recommended by tech people in the know. It has vulnerabilities. I had one pushy job that wanted me to participate via Telegram and I said nope.
Karen GongawareApril 1,2022 at 2:01PM UTC
Nope. They sound shady as F.
Ruth A. Ford, PHRApril 1,2022 at 3:49PM UTC
This smells super fishy to me. I can't imagine any legitimate company using Telegram. Be careful out there!
gailsnewglamlife@gmail.comApril 3,2022 at 11:40PM UTC
I am in agreement with everyone else, very shady. Follow your first mind.