The technical round was a genuinely positive experience. The interviewer was professional, engaging, and the discussion covered real substance, including designing a Spring Boot API, SOLID principles, and Angular concepts. That part of the process reflected well on the engineering side of the business.
What followed was the opposite. The HR stage has been deeply disappointing and, frankly, unprofessional. After being told an HR interview was required before progressing to client profile submission, the call was cancelled ten minutes before the scheduled time. No explanation, no rescheduled slot, no basic courtesy of a follow-up. Multiple emails since have gone completely unanswered.
I made it explicitly clear that I would appreciate a response either way, even a rejection. To be left in complete silence after committing time and effort to this process is not just frustrating, it is a poor reflection on the company’s recruitment standards. Candidates deserve closure, not to be ghosted after being put through technical rounds.
The contrast between the professionalism of the technical interviewer and the conduct of HR could not be starker. I would urge the team to look seriously at how candidates are being communicated with at this stage, because the current experience is damaging the impression created by the rest of the process.