After being approached by a recruiter on LinkedIn, I had an initial interview with the Head of Talent Acquisition. The role sounded really exciting, and I was told during the conversation that I’d be progressing to the next stage. However, on the day of the follow-up interview, no one from Anna showed up to the interview. I had blocked out an hour in my calendar, but the meeting was unattended and I didn’t receive any communication or forewarning to explain the absence. I even shared a deck that morning with some potential content examples but this was also ignored. As this happened on a Friday, I expected some form of update or explanation the following Monday, but nothing. It’s disappointing, as experiences like this can leave a negative impression of a company and its internal processes.