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Has an employer ever done something during the recruitment process that’s put you off them completely?

55 replies

PaperTrailTired · 26/10/2025 22:12

I recently went through a recruitment process that’s really made me rethink applying to that organisation again. Nothing dramatic but the way things were handled (changing expectations, poor communication and mixed messages) left a bad taste. Has anyone else had a similar experience, where something about the process itself, not even the job, made you think “never again?”

What happened and did it change how you approach applications now?

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EveryKneeShallBow · 26/10/2025 22:49

Firm of solicitors in Bristol asked me what my father does for a living.

PaperTrailTired · 26/10/2025 22:43

HoskinsChoice · 26/10/2025 22:24

Odd post. 3 random words for a user name. What's your AIBU? Why do you want to know? What are you going to do with the information if anyone responds?

Nothing odd about it. Stop being a conspiracy theorist.

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Bobiverse · 26/10/2025 22:28

Why don’t you tell us what your actual experience was? You haven’t given any detail, but you’re asking for stories from people.

RedTitBlueTitOldTitNewTit · 26/10/2025 22:26

I went for an interview once for a job I really wanted. They left me waiting for nearly an hour before they came to get me, and didn't acknowledge it or apologise. I thought it was bloody rude. I did the interview and then phoned that evening to say I'd reconsidered and could they take me out of the running.

HoskinsChoice · 26/10/2025 22:24

Odd post. 3 random words for a user name. What's your AIBU? Why do you want to know? What are you going to do with the information if anyone responds?