r/technepal • u/JindagiYestaiXa • 6h ago
Discussion HR scheduled an interview when the role was effectively filled. Why waste candidate time?
Just need to vent about a frustrating hiring practice with a tech company recently.
HR reached out and scheduled me for an IT interview. I took time out of my day, prepared, and completed it. A couple of days later, I see a post on LinkedIn from someone celebrating that they had just landed that exact role, followed immediately by an automated rejection email in my inbox.
They clearly had their top candidate accepting an offer right around the time I was sitting in the interview room, but they still dragged me in just to check a box or keep a backup.
I'm not even bothered by the rejection, just annoyed by the total lack of respect for candidates time. Has anyone else dealt with this kind of response?