I almost never review phone screenings, but this was the worst one I've had. I had a phone screen with what I think was an internal recruiter. Even though I was given the chance to explain my experience, the whole call felt rushed. The recruiter spoke very fast as if she just wanted to get it over with. She seemed uninterested in having an actual conversation and I just didn't like the overall energy of the phone call. Then the next week, I was hit with a rejection from a NO-REPLY email. Here's some advice, if your recruiters are going to be brief like that, at least meet the candidate in person or over a zoom interview to really get to know them and their background before rejecting them. I'm sure recruiters repeat the same things every day and feel like their job is repetitive, but that's the nature of the job. Due to how careless she sounded, all I can think of is that they already have someone they secretly chose to hire and were just hitting a quota.

They first asked me to complete a video interview with multiple questions. Questions about skills and why you would work well with the team. Then there was a round 2 interview with the hiring manager. More questions but more in depth.