I was contacted by a recruiter who took forever to get back to me after I replied to her email. She said she missed my email when I responded. We finally had a phone screen, and we talked about salary, which was in my range. She said she would get back to me. I heard nothing for a month, and then all of a sudden it's "how soon can you talk to the hiring manager"? I told her I felt like I wasn't being valued by the company at this point, and she assured me things would move quickly from there on out. I interviewed with the hiring manager, and she said she would send me a writing test, which was being sent to the other candidates. I asked her why it had taken so long for them to get back in touch with me, and she said it had to do with a candidate not working out. I took the writing test, and she said she would pass it along to the team and let me know from there. I heard absolutely nothing back. This was a complete waste of time over a six week span.

The process was smooth. I had an engaged recruiter so I think that made all the difference. He was so patient, kind, and really tried to advocate for me. Although it didn’t work out for me in the end, my experience was great, and I will definitely apply for roles in the future with a hopefully better end result.