I had two interviews, including one with site management who were great and stated they wanted to hire me. However, the staffing recruiter, Asia was incredibly difficult to work with. Despite being a grad student in a Mental Health Master’s program with total schedule flexibility, she repeatedly tried to pressure me into a Per Diem role instead of the Part-Time position I applied for. After a month of me being proactive and following up, I was told I was a "great fit" but that the current training was "closed” and was being lectured about how important staff meetings are. That was over five weeks ago, and despite her promise to reach out about the next training while simultaneously not sending me paperwork to keep the process going, I have been completely ghosted. They are losing qualified clinical candidates because HR is gatekeeping roles and failing at basic communication. If management wants to hire someone, HR shouldn't be the bottleneck that prevents it.