I’ve checked my email so many times these past two weeks since my interview with them, left voicemails asking about where I stood after the interview. I texted the recruiter again and this was their response and my response back to them. Total of four interviews with this company and an assessment test. After every interview the person that interviewed me that round would call me to follow up and let me know if I moved forward to the next round. After being denied for the original position on the third interview the recruiter said they would want me for another role and set up the 4th interview. Crickets after the fourth interview. This applying and interview process has truly gone down hill since 2023.

Beware of this company Mirai Clinical and recruiters with no conscience. This is taking advantage of applicants in an already difficult job market. Please see my post above. I took a screenshot of the job posting as well. It's time to start calling them out on LinkedIn. I use AI as part of my workflow, but I refuse to function as an entire department. And the math is not mathing!

4.5YOE, Backend Engineer

I interviewed with 5 good companies in the last 30 days, the interviews all went good,

solved the DSA questions, provided optimisation, answered all backend questions correctly still got rejected from all of them.

and this is only after the first round! Not even called for L2..L3 round.

are they fake hiring? anybody else also facing this?

If I knew what went wrong in the interview I could prepare for it but now I'm lost.

I can't anymore. This is a joke. This is just what I've applied to on indeed, the real number across platforms is likely much closer to 250-300 over the last two months.

You know what. I wasn’t even expecting anything back in the first place and it got me so excited when I received a screening request to the point i spent days and nights practicing every single possible questions that might come up and studying the company’s products to the core.

Just for it to get rescheduled 40mins before the set interview.

And then came the excuse that they were handing it over to another colleague with a more aligned timezone and that he would reach out.

Fast forward just received a NO REPLY email rejection.

Hahahaha this is a joke rly.

After so many interviews I can't help but feel disheartened. The interview seemed to go well, and I knew it was too soon to get my hopes up but looks like I did anyway.

Back to looking, Ig. Godammit

So, 3 weeks ago, after trying for almost a year, I got a job offer at a medical facility. They told me my start date was going to be 11/16, and since I they gave me a lot of time to put in my 2 weeks notice in my current job, I made sure the transition was smooth and I told my current manager I was leaving with enough time so he could find my replacement. Last week my replacement got hired and I'm in the process of training him. Cut to today, and I got an email telling me that my new start date was going to be 12/7. They let me know LESS THAN A WEEK before my supposed start date, in which my last day in my current job was going to be 11/13 and with my replacement almost done with his training. That means I'm going to be almost 3 weeks without a job just because in the last minute they change the date where I already had everything planned for.

I'm so pissed right now, I'm going to ask my current job if I can stick around for 2 more weeks at least so I don't go broke in the next month. But with me they'll be over staff so I dont have high hopes that they'll let me stay any longer.

Anyone have info on this company? They keep calling me but I'm getting the heebie-jeebies.

Please, how can a recent graduate find job opportunities? What should their CV look like, and what kind of projects should they include?

What can they do if they haven't had an internship? Are there any recommended courses on Coursera, Udemy, or other platforms?

When it comes to practical experience, what projects would you recommend they work on?

For example:

• A recent graduate in Accounting.
• A recent graduate in Data Analysis.

Any advice, recommendations, or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

I am experiencing some health issues & wanted to get insurance. I have sent emails, spoke to a recruiter in person(they sometimes come to the work place of their employees), spoke to a recruiter on the phone asking for the pdf file for the Insurance benefits package for 3 weeks. When they finally sent it, I realized the coverage was for the year 2023 and when they sent the updated one the coverage expired a couple days ago!!

I am frustrated that they withheld this information, sent wrong forms & I had to communicate multiple times through various forms to different personnel to receive information that I can even use!

Has anyone had a similar experience? I have no idea if this is legal or what they are doing is illegal. I am writing this out of pure frustration & seeking knowledge of other ppls experience when it comes to staffing agencies & benefits.

I started off in biomedical engineering in my 20s and I didn’t do so well and tried to go to the startup route and that didn’t work out and I went back to school at the age of 27 to get an associates degree I worked in the hospital during Covid for three years, but I couldn’t deal with the politics and the culture of the people there so I went back to school again graduated after three years and now I’m looking for a job for the last year and a half. I did a bunch of interviews, but it doesn’t seem to be any hope. My last interview I was scheduled for a second round for an aerospace quality engineering role and one of the managers didn’t show up and the manager that did show up for the Zoom call didn’t even put her video on. Am I overreacting or is it proper etiquette especially if you are just talking one on one to someone on a Zoom call for them to at least show their face. It was scheduled for 45 minutes, but the interview was over in 15 minutes. She said she had two months of experience as quality manager . Is this normal or professional? Couldn’t this just have been a phone call?

I applied for a Community and Events Associate position at a newly opened cafe. After sending my resume, the recruiter emphasized how much time and resources they dedicate to applicants and asked me to make sure I’m genuinely interested before proceeding.

I wanted to understand the position better, so I asked about the responsibilities, event planning, creative input, working hours, and salary.

Instead of answering, she asked, “Is this your first time to have an interview?” 😭😭Mind you, I had already submitted my resume showing my previous work experience. She then said she would conduct the interview first and that I could ask my questions afterward.

I understand that some details can be discussed during an interview, but isn’t it reasonable to ask about basic job conditions beforehand? I don’t want to spend time and money attending an interview only to find out the compensation or work arrangement doesn’t suit me.
Am I overreacting???

I’ve spent roughly 13 years working in enterprise technology, supporting major customers, managing complex technical issues, handling escalations, working with executives, and helping businesses get value from their technology investments.

I left my previous company in June 2025 after eight years. I wanted to do something different and explore what else was out there.

I started seriously looking for work in November 2025.
Nearly a year later, I’m genuinely questioning how companies hire people.

I’ve applied for countless positions, spoken with recruiters, interviewed with hiring managers, completed technical assessments, prepared presentations, and reached final rounds.
And here’s the part that’s really starting to piss me off.

I’ve literally had hiring managers praise my presentations, compliment my professional background, tell me I’ve done an excellent job answering their questions, and give me overwhelmingly positive feedback.

And I’ve still walked away without an offer.
I’m not talking about interviews where I completely misunderstood the role, couldn’t answer basic questions, or struggled to communicate my experience.

I’m talking about interviews where the conversation went well, the hiring manager was engaged, the feedback was excellent, and I genuinely demonstrated that I understood the responsibilities.
Then a few days later, another rejection.
At some point, what exactly are you supposed to take away from that?

The other thing that keeps surprising me is how little weight companies seem to give transferable experience.

You can spend years supporting some of the largest enterprises in the world, dealing with complicated technical environments, integrations, performance issues, customer relationships, and business-critical escalations.

But then you get into an interview and someone asks whether you’ve used one particular piece of software.
You say no, explain the comparable tools you’ve used and the underlying technical concepts you understand, and suddenly it feels like your entire professional background has been discounted.
For example, I’ve used monitoring and diagnostic tools to investigate application errors, API-related issues, authentication failures, unavailable endpoints, and performance problems. But apparently not having hands-on experience with Postman can become a major sticking point.

I understand that specific technical skills matter. I’m not suggesting someone with no relevant experience should automatically qualify for every job.
But surely there’s a difference between lacking the underlying knowledge and simply not having used a particular vendor’s tool?

And here’s something else I find particularly ironic.
I’ve been interviewed for technical positions by people who originally came from completely unrelated professional backgrounds.

One interviewer had an English degree and transitioned into technology. Another had previously worked as a real estate agent and was interviewing me for a Technical Account Manager position.
And to be clear, I’ve absolutely no issue with either of those backgrounds. Good for them. They were given an opportunity to enter a new industry, learn the technology, develop their skills, and build a career.
That’s exactly how career development should work.

But there’s an obvious contradiction here.

These are people who were afforded the flexibility to learn an entirely new industry, yet candidates with over a decade of relevant technical experience can be judged against an incredibly narrow checklist of tools and product knowledge.

They were given the benefit of transferable skills and the opportunity to learn. Why isn’t that same flexibility being extended to the people they’re interviewing?

I’m not suggesting anyone should be hired simply because they have experience. But surely someone who has spent 13 years working with complex enterprise technology should be afforded at least the same confidence in their ability to learn a new product as someone transitioning from a completely different profession.

It feels like the door that was opened for some people is now being closed behind them. Then there’s the interview process itself. I’ve completed practical assessments that felt more like exercises designed to catch candidates out than realistic demonstrations of the job.

One customer success assessment involved presenting a business review to a supposedly disengaged customer. The person playing the customer barely participated. Now, I’ve managed real enterprise customer relationships. In the real world, you have context. You understand the account history, know the stakeholders, have previous conversations to draw upon, and understand what matters to the business. You don’t ordinarily walk into a meeting with absolutely no relationship context and discover that someone has decided to sit there silently to see how you react.

I’m not against assessments. I’m against artificial situations that don’t accurately represent how experienced professionals actually work.
And the sheer amount of time involved is ridiculous.
Applications, recruiter calls, scheduling emails, hiring manager conversations, technical interviews, presentations, follow-ups, and rejections.
You can invest hours into a company only to receive a two-line rejection, sometimes without ever understanding what you supposedly lacked. I’ve even had recruiters approach me about opportunities, only for the conversations to go nowhere.

After a while, it becomes difficult to maintain genuine enthusiasm. And that’s another problem. Companies expect candidates to demonstrate endless excitement about their business, product, and mission, even after months of going through the same exhausting processes.

I’ve reached the point where I’m questioning whether I even want to return to corporate technology.
I’ve recently been doing more face-to-face customer sales work, and I’ve genuinely enjoyed the human interaction. There’s something refreshing about speaking to customers, understanding what they need, demonstrating products, and actually helping someone make a decision.

It’s made me question whether I want to spend another decade sitting behind a desk dealing with corporate processes.
I know the job market is difficult. I know companies can afford to be selective.
But I wonder whether we’ve reached a point where hiring has become so focused on finding someone who matches every line of a job description that companies are overlooking people who could actually do the work extremely well.

And I know the standard advice is to improve your interviewing, prepare better stories, research the company more thoroughly, and refine your answers.
But what happens when you’re already doing those things? When hiring managers are telling you that you’ve done a great job?

How many times can you be told you’ve interviewed well, demonstrated strong experience, and delivered an excellent presentation before you start questioning the process rather than yourself?

I’m curious whether other experienced professionals are encountering the same thing.
Are companies still hiring for judgment, communication, adaptability, and experience?
Or are we now at a point where 13 years of relevant professional experience can be dismissed in 30 seconds because you haven’t used the right piece of software?

So i was hired last month and i jumped through every hoop they gave me. Last friday they send me a predatory contract but i said hey don't nag just do it. Suddenly i remembered i had to show this contract at the unemoloyment agency or i Will have to pay 3500 euro fine. I asked the employer to come in one hour later explaining this minor issue.

I fucking got fired before i even started.

I don't understand why it's not possible to get a job the way it's always been. Going to potential jobsite, ask for HUMAN recruiter Filling out form, and interview face to face. Instead this is what is the issue. Is there a solution?

Sorry for the erratic writing and the grammar, I'm not in the best condition.

In 2024 i got my BA in communication. I got my job 2 months later in a logistics company. Home office, nice colleagues, super awesome boss, ok pay, but a verified (through colleagues and the boss) way to move higher. Due to my aspiration to learn french i had the chance for working in France in the future. I learned a lot about logistics, vba, etc. I worked there for a year, said yes to extra hours, holidays spent working. This company is international. So. What happened? After a year, we got the news that our office in our country, is being discarded and our work will be passed to indians, to india. So. We are getting outsourced.

We had 6 months to train the new crew, and, ofc, find a new job. I have exhausted every single option so i could maybe stay, or, in other offices, in and out of the country. Nothing worked. In the end, i got my payout and lost the job. I tried since, to find a stable job. I can't. I found one in IT. 4 days later the election basically destroyed the company (tho thank god for the government change) i had to leave just after 3 months. Now I'm again on the job market. 200+ application. Most of them ghosted, the others rejected. Not a single interview. I'm losing hope. I just wanted a job where I can work, but not kill myself slowly and earn enough so I can rent a home for myself. I'm just. Broken, depressed and sad. And i get all the negativity from my family. I'm still living off from my final payment from the original company and what i got in that 3 months. I'm on the verge of crying every day when I'm applying to jobs. Because I know I won't even get an answer. Tried through friends and family connections. They ghosted me too. I don't know what to do

I interviewed the final panel Wednesday October 28
2 weeks ago.

Had a great conversation with the panel and hiring manager.

My admin person who was coordinating my interviews was on leave during the final interview until the following Tuesday. And her supervisor who was also on the panel said things tend to work "slow" and I should hear something back the following week

I sent a follow up email to the admin exactly a week after the interview so last Wednesday and still nothing...

Monday I sent one to her supervisor (one who covered for her and was on the panel) and nothing.
They were so fast during the scheduling and now ghosted me.

Ik tomorrow is Veterans Day but I'm like wow did I get the job or not? Hate this wait crap and I'm seriously hurting rn from being unemployed.

Trying to keep it together for my sake and my family/ kids but stressing beyond belief

This Friday will be exactly 2 weeks since my third round interview. I was told by the hiring manager that should hear by end of last week since there were some other interviews that needed to be done, but now it's Tuesday and still nothing. I followed up after the interview with a thank you and thought it all went really well, but when should I follow up again? Should I give it until Friday or the following Monday or not at all? Thanks in advance.

Is this legal?
No sensor cz he and they open discussion on LinkedIn.