A man revealed the ‘immature’ and ‘unprofessional’ response he received from a recruiter after a job interview, noting several glaring red flags.
The American applied for a position at a small PR agency in Los Angeles, but quickly realized that this company was not for him.
He sent an email thanking the interviewer (who would have been his boss) for her time but saying he would move on to other work opportunities – to which she responded with a scathing email ridiculing his skills and personality made.
“Hey LOL, I offered it to someone else this afternoon after you left,” the recruiter said. “I ended the interview with you early because you were not qualified and did not want to move on. I am so sorry!
“So, you know, what I did is the interview protocol is to talk to someone about a job and ask them to go back and see if that’s what they want to do.”
A man revealed the ‘immature’ and ‘unprofessional’ response he received from a recruiter
The woman continued, “While interviewing others, it became clear that you were wrong. I was just being nice. I wish you the best of luck in finding the right match in your career!’
The original email was professional and to the point.
“It was nice meeting you this afternoon!” according to the applicant’s email. “I appreciate you taking the time to talk to me. In order not to waste your time, I will now go ahead and let you know that I do not think I will pursue the position.
‘I wish you the best of luck in finding a new candidate and have a nice weekend!’
He revealed on Reddit that the bizarre email wasn’t the first red flag.
“She was so crazy, the entire interview she was constantly checking her phone and generally being incredibly unprofessional and rude to me,” he said.
‘I knew almost straight away it wasn’t a good fit for me, but she said to me, ‘Go home and think about the job and let me know if you’re interested or not,’ which I didn’t do.
“But I thought it would be nice to be nice, so even if I don’t want the job, I will send this follow-up email, AS SHE SUGGESTED – imagine my surprise when I received this response.”
Many pointed out that the email sounded like an immature person who had been rejected.
“It gave me ‘You can’t break up with me, I’ll break up with you first!’ atmosphere,” someone said.
“Why does she treat you like you rejected her after a first date?” asked another.
“This is wildly unprofessional and someone who reacts like this should not be in a higher position at any company,” one man wrote.
“This is definitely someone who struggles with fear of rejection. That hiring manager couldn’t handle being rejected and had to pretend they rejected the candidate first to protect their fragile ego,” one woman noted.
One shared a similar experience with a recruiter.
‘A few weeks ago I had a telephone interview. The tone of the interview was quite positive until they asked me if I was applying elsewhere. I was honest and said I had a few interviews coming up and I’m waiting to hear back from some.
“The tone suddenly changes and they say, ‘Okay, I’m also having a lot of conversations with potential candidates this week, so you’ll hear from us next week,’ and then it ended abruptly.”
