Phone screen with the recruiter went well, but at the end he mentioned the in-office policy of 5 days a week with flex options up to 4 days a month. This was not clear in the job description and, unfortunately, is not feasible for me since I live an hour away. Give the people hybrid or remote options, or at least be clear about your in-office requirements in the description. This was especially disappointing because the hiring manager is in another state/office and only 1 team member is in my state. You lost out on a great candidate because of outdated policies.

I applied online and a recruiter reached out for a phone screen. After that, I had a 30 min Teams interview with the hiring manager. Thirty minutes really wasn’t enough time to go through the position, my experience, and leave time for me to ask questions, so I wasn’t surprised when they reached out again wanting to schedule another 15 min interview. We met again, probably for about 30 min or so, but I could tell from the interaction that I wasn’t quite what they were looking for. It’s been a couple of weeks now and I haven’t heard anything else, so I’m assuming they’ve decided to go in a different direction. I wish they’d be more direct and communicative with applicants, especially since I had to set up three different meeting times with them.