A recruiter called me for a job interview, said I was perfect for the role.
"Sure!", I responded, "Just send me the Job Description, I need it before I interview".
The recruiter was a bit slow on sending the JD through, but eventually did so and organised an interview.
During the interview I was confused as to what the hiring manager was telling me, "I'm confused, the Job Description describes a different role with different technology?", I said while holding the printout in my hand.
"Can I have a look at that?", asked the hiring manager.
"Sure...", I start sliding it across the table when the HR person slams down their hand and snatches it.
"OKAY! MEETING IS OVER!" shrills the HR lady, and we all leave the room in a confused manner.
Afterward, I called the HR lady to follow up on the role, she hangs up, calls the recruiter and angrily tells him to never let interviewees contact the company directly ever again!
...
What happened?!?
I checked the meta-data in the Job Description word document and it was over 3 years old.
I asked another recruiter what they thinked occurred...they replied that the HR lady likely never wrote a Job Description for the role but just called the recruiter asking him to send a body over.
The recruiter, keen to send me through for the interview and collect their payment, found another job description from the company from an old email from the same company and figured it would do.
Probably dodged a bullet there anyway, if they weren't even willing to create a basic job description for the role. It's not like it's that hard to write one; you could pretty easily just find a template online and replace relevant keywords.
The HR lady in question had since left the company.
I kid you not, I later found her in a newspaper article where she was asking advice on her new startup business venture proposal - a clothes shop where people try clothes on and then order online. They included a picture of her in and her business partner in the write-up, but the response the editor provided her was she needed to better understand the risks (understatement of the year).
Why do companies allow these people in such positions, I have no idea.
A recruiter called me for a job interview, said I was perfect for the role.
"Sure!", I responded, "Just send me the Job Description, I need it before I interview".
The recruiter was a bit slow on sending the JD through, but eventually did so and organised an interview.
During the interview I was confused as to what the hiring manager was telling me, "I'm confused, the Job Description describes a different role with different technology?", I said while holding the printout in my hand.
"Can I have a look at that?", asked the hiring manager.
"Sure...", I start sliding it across the table when the HR person slams down their hand and snatches it.
"OKAY! MEETING IS OVER!" shrills the HR lady, and we all leave the room in a confused manner.
Afterward, I called the HR lady to follow up on the role, she hangs up, calls the recruiter and angrily tells him to never let interviewees contact the company directly ever again!
...
What happened?!?
I checked the meta-data in the Job Description word document and it was over 3 years old.
I asked another recruiter what they thinked occurred...they replied that the HR lady likely never wrote a Job Description for the role but just called the recruiter asking him to send a body over.
The recruiter, keen to send me through for the interview and collect their payment, found another job description from the company from an old email from the same company and figured it would do.