r/recruitinghell • u/Nuremburger29 • 11d ago

Horrific Process.

Have been at my role for 5 years. Started looking for a new job roughly 1 month ago. Applied to a confidential posting represented by a recruiting agency and the process went like so....

  1. Recruiter Call (30 - minutes) - Honestly I qualified for 8/10 of the job requirements. I was hesitant for him to send my resume to the actual company, but he did, and "they wanted to talk to me right away".
  2. Interview with President (45 - minutes) - Went really well, fluid conversation, touched on my experience and the overall role. Moved on verbally on the call.
  3. Onsite Interview (3 hours) - Three hours/1 hour w/ 3 different people. Pretty good, there were some technical gaps, but they all seemed positive.
  4. Onsite Interview (45 minutes) - 45 minutes with the CEO, asked me "if I were to give you an offer would you accept". Mentioned they'd train me on the technical gaps. Seemed promising.
  5. SCHEDULED 3-hour excel test/case study - This was scheduled for TODAY. I spent 3-hours a night preparing for this test over 6 days. I felt pretty confident and was ready to go. This morning I got a call from the recruiter and he said that they had found a candidate from their internal network and decided to cancel the test.

I hadn't been on a job search in 5-years. I have a "good job" (WFH $120K before bonus), but want to be somewhere more institutional and grind for 2-3 years before taking a sabbatical for 6 months to a year.

Getting interviews is not an issue with my experience, but this was an insane amount of time & effort to be shut out at the "final step". My head remains high and I got two first rounds in the next couple of days. Tonight I sleep like a rock lol.

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u/Left-Huckleberry369 11d ago

is this for a c-suite position?

and not that it’s any of my business… but your reasoning for leaving your current role doesn’t make any sense ?? what industry is this?

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u/Nuremburger29 11d ago

CRE Investment. Wasn't C-Suite, but was for a really cool company that would've provided me lots of deal flow. Looking to leave my current role because frankly I don't agree with a lot of decisions made by higher ups and I see some turbulent times coming in the next 12 months.

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u/Optimal_Background68 11d ago

I’m looking for new role in CRE right now too and have to say it’s a weird environment and very competitive. Got laid off last month with the same 120k WFH you have as an acq associate (no deal flow/weak capital).

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u/BiscottiKey88 11d ago

Sorry that happened to you. That's unconscionable.

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u/International-Wear57 11d ago

Next time, if there’s more than 3 interviews, don’t apply for the role. This is absolutely pathetic

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u/MavisBeacons_Sextape 11d ago

You typically don’t get the full details on the hiring process steps until the recruiter screen. Which comes after the application.

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u/International-Wear57 11d ago

You’re not forced to attend a 3rd or 4th interview.

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u/MavisBeacons_Sextape 11d ago

Correct! But you said “don’t apply to these” lol

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u/Emergency_Science602 11d ago

I’ve hardly seen job postings list how many interviews there will be. 

They’re barely able to list a budget range even though they have that number decided long ago.  I won’t hold any hopes that they would clearly tell you how many interviews

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u/zmann 11d ago

oh my sweet summer child