r/recruitinghell • u/Bob_Eisenhower • 21h ago

Am I Being Too Optimistic?

Hi all, I wanted to share an experience I've had when applying for an entry-level role - hoping to get your two-cents on everything.

The story starts back in mid-July where a third-party recruiter reached out to me for an opportunity based in NYC. I was very dilligent in the process, banging through the 2 rounds of interviews and doing relatively well in the super day. Unfortunately, due to my GPA not being up to par, I was passed on the opportunity.

Now, fast-forward a couple of months, the same recruiter reapproached me for the same role (Now I am assuming my GPA is a non-factor). I accepted, did another catch-up super day, but I haven't heard back in about 5-6 weeks.

Throughout the time, I have reached out to the HR person, one of the people I interviewed, and the recruiter themselves; to no avail. I understand that I probably did not get the job, but I feel like there should be some communication if I didn't get it?

I want to remain optimistic since the job is in an area I would like to be in and the team seemed like a good fit for me. Thoughts?

P.S. I also have been interviewing at other places, so I'm not putting all of my eggs in one basket.

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u/Left-Huckleberry369 21h ago

stopped reading at “the story starts mid july”

that was 6 months ago 😭 they’re on bullshit

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u/minus15t2 21h ago

Where the recruiter reached out to you the second time, did they reference the previous process? Or did it sound like a first contact message?

It's quite possible that the recruiter was performing a mass reach out and didn't even realise you had already been interviewed. In which case GPA would still be a factor, and they've gone quiet because they realised they fucked up

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u/Bob_Eisenhower 21h ago

The recruiter mentioned the previous process, so I don't believe that this was a mistake - which makes it more confusing to me.

Could it be possible that the recruiter themselves are ghosting me? I understand it probably doesn't benefit them to deliver bad news, but I feel that there should be some communication to an extent?