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Related story: I applied for a position with United Airlines a few months ago. I started the job application, then stopped in the middle for whatever reason. Un
by JustARandomGuy 6y ago
Related story: I applied for a position with United Airlines a few months ago. I started the job application, then stopped in the middle for whatever reason. United’s job system emailed me at 9 PM a reminder to continue my application, and I completed it less than a half hour later. A half hour after that (just after 10 PM) United emailed me a rejection notice. So either some United recruiter was working late (I’m in the same time zone as United’s HQ) or my resume was completely rejected by a bot.
It’s pretty annoying to put in all that work and get a rejection so quickly.
- heelix 6y agoVery early in my career, I did an open house where I chatted with their principal architect and got hired. A few weeks later, after I had been working for a week, I received a letter from HR rejecting me. I wandered over to the HR office and meekly asked if I was still employed - and thankfully was. Apparently they had just gotten to screening the resumes that were handed in at the open house.
- xyzelement 6y agoDon't know if this is the case with United but I experienced a few companies where the first round of recruiting defense was in India - so it's possible someone got your app in the middle of their workday.
- gifnamething 6y agoAnd now you're presumably much less likely to try applying again, regardless of how well you fit future openings. They burnt the bridge. The equivalent for you would be turning down a job offer with 4-letter words. In many areas there aren't enough skilled candidates for this to be sustainable.