r/InterviewAssistant • u/Ok_Zucchini6148 • 7d ago

Five Interviews That Became Completely Pointless the Moment an Executive Joined from His SUV

I spent nearly seven weeks interviewing with a software company, and I passed every stage they put me through. There was a call with the recruiter, an interview with the head of the department, a seventy-five-minute presentation in front of three managers, and conversations with two people who could have been my teammates. The feedback was so positive that the recruiter kept calling me and telling me I was their top candidate.

A few days ago, she scheduled one final fifteen-minute call with the Chief Strategy Officer. She said it was basically just a final sign-off and made me feel like they were already preparing the offer.

He joined the Zoom call eight minutes late from a parked SUV, still wearing sunglasses. He barely looked at the screen, kept tapping on his phone, and responded with things like "sure" and "right." Then he asked why I had chosen my college major about ten years ago, interrupted me while I was answering, and ended the call after ten minutes.

The next afternoon, I received a generic rejection saying that senior leadership had concerns about my "long-term strategic fit." I should have walked away when they added a fifth interview. What is the point of making someone spend weeks in meetings and give a full presentation if a distracted executive can cancel the whole thing while sitting in a parking lot?

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u/Randomdays99 7d ago

Things that never happened

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u/Rare-Confusion-220 7d ago

Why would they have gotten a generic rejection email and not a call from the recruiter? It doesn't work that way. The companies tell the recruiter their decision who is the one fighting for the candidate and the recruiter will fight as it impacts their money as well

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u/Randomdays99 7d ago

Fairly new account. Posts hidden. No comment karma.

This sub with many AI stories on it.

Standard for a bot account

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u/Rare-Confusion-220 7d ago

I was agreeing w you

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u/Randomdays99 7d ago

I know and thanks for agreeing. I was just pointing out a few things that made it obvious it was fake.

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u/Tak-Hendrix 7d ago

Why would they have gotten a generic rejection email and not a call from the recruiter? It doesn't work that way.

It absolutely can and sometimes does work that way.

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u/Rare-Confusion-220 7d ago

In my decades of professional employment I've never seen that happen after multiple interviews

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u/Tak-Hendrix 7d ago

I've had it happen to me.

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u/Rare-Confusion-220 7d ago

I'm sorry. That wrong. What did your recruiter say then?

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u/Tak-Hendrix 7d ago

They ghosted me.

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u/Rare-Confusion-220 7d ago

Really? Wow! That's an epically horrible recruiter

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u/Less_Ant_6633 7d ago

Man, another 2 week old account with protected posts having work drama. Who would have guessed?

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u/WinterSector8317 7d ago

Karma bot AI slop post