I receive the an email from a company recruiter explaining that the hiring manager was busy, but had some questions that I would need to answer via email, which would be followed by a phone interview. The questions are below. I spent a fair amount of time answering the questionnaire, returned it and heard nothing back. I followed up with an email a week later. Crickets... Eventually I did receive a generic rejection email from the company's Applicant Tracking System.
I understand that recruiters are busy and don't have time to engage with every applicant. However, after interacting directly with a recruiter and spending time answering detailed questions (see below), having a recruiter ghost me did not improve my opinion of the organization as a whole.
Interview questions [7]
Question 1
Thank you for your interest in the Sr. HRM role we have at Plymouth Tube Company. I am the Sr. Talent Specialist for our business and our HR VP is tied up this week with Union Negotiations, so I would like to gather a bit more information about your experience then potentially schedule some time for myself or the VP to discuss our company and the role. This pre- questionnaire is quick and gives us the ability to focus any phone discussion a bit more about our company and the role. Please see questions below and send me back your responses and any additional information you feel would be of value to show your experience.
Thank you for your interest in the Sr. HRM role we have at Plymouth Tube Company. I am the Sr. Talent Specialist for our business and our HR VP is tied up this week with Union Negotiations, so I would like to gather a bit more information about your experience then potentially schedule some time for myself or the VP to discuss our company and the role. This pre- questionnaire is quick and gives us the ability to focus any phone discussion a bit more about our company and the role. Please see questions below and send me back your responses and any additional information you feel would be of value to show your experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Plymouth Tube (Warrenville, IL) in Jan 2020
Interview
I applied online. Took about a week and half before I was scheduled for an in person on site interview. The interview was very professional and polite. The VP went over the position and the details of what the role entails. The team was able to answer my questions. I received an email later that thanked me for my time and they had chosen another candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What has been your experience with leading a team?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Plymouth Tube in Jan 2020
Interview
Overall gave a straight forward description of what they were looking for. Said they had several good candidates who were currently interviewing. Gave a list of questions to answer before scheduling a phone interview. Only received a passing email.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What has been your experience with leading a staff?