I applied for a mid-level REMOTE position that was being staffed through Otterbase. Nicole Roeske was the recruiter who contacted me.
When we first spoke on the phone, she made it very clear that the company she was staffing for wanted to move very quickly in the hiring process. She wanted to setup an zoom meeting that day which I was unable to do since I was at work but rearranged my schedule to do the zoom meeting the next morning. I misunderstood this meeting to be an interview. It was not. Nicole told me the meeting was to "make sure I had adequate internet access and that I looked presentable." Why this is a part of the vetting process, I have no idea. Anyway, the call concluded with her saying I'd be a great fit and she would submit me for an interview to company, and asked me availability over the next couple of days because again, the company wanted to move quick in the hiring process. Great!
4 days pass and I hear nothing from Nicole so I sent her an email asking for an update. She replied saying the hiring manager was on vacation and they were just getting caught up. Completely contradicting what she emphasized earlier about how fast this process was going to happen. She told me she would keep me updated. Okay.
The next I received a generic email from Otterbase saying I was no longer being considered for the position. I sent Nicole an email asking for some feedback as to why I was no longer being considered. She didn't reply to my email but rather sent me a text message, which I found odd. She said the company decided to go in a different direction. I asked her if she could be more specific and she didn't respond.
The information Nicole provided to me throughout the process was misleading and incorrect. In addition to that, her communication was sub-par to say the least. I had to continuously reach out to her to find out what was going on.
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