After submitting application online for an Australian role, I received an odd message via Whatsapp from an unknown number in India "hello hru? You applied for a job..." HRU apparently means how are you. The messages were incredibly unprofessional and in hindsight offered me an insight into what is clearly an organisation wide culture - unprofessional. After many attempts of communicating the correct virtual interview time, we finally got there but the interviewer focussed on telling me how the current PMs are useless. Didn't ask many questions, rather telling me what HE wanted. Anyway, I somehow progressed to the 2nd interview with a panel of American colleagues. They quizzed me on silly things like working with people from different cultures. I mean....come one guys. Tell me you dont know Aussie culture whatsoever. This panel were dismissive and clearly not interested in me and by this stage, I had no desire to work for this organisation. Thankfully I didnt get the job (found out weeks later via automated email after being ghosted). Poor form.

Misaligned Expectations and Poor Communication from Leadership The interview process started off positively, but quickly became disorganized after the final round. I interviewed for a project management position and had productive initial conversations. However, after the final interview with the VP of Engineering, the experience went downhill: • The final interview revealed the role had significantly broader responsibilities than originally described — including scope that seemed to demand an operational director or GM, not a PM. • There was a notable disconnect between leadership’s expectations and the advertised compensation, which raised red flags. • After my final interview in late October, I received no updates for 10+ days, then was told the team was “traveling until mid-November and unable to decide.” • Just three days later, the position was reposted publicly — yet I still wasn’t given any clarity or closure. • After multiple polite follow-ups, I finally received a generic rejection email on December 2 — more than six weeks after my final interview. Strangely, I also received a second rejection email later that same day, which appeared automated and made no reference to our previous communication. This disorganized and impersonal approach left a poor impression. I understand not every interview leads to an offer, but clear, timely, and honest communication is the bare minimum in a professional hiring process — especially for senior-level roles. 💡 Advice to the company: Reevaluate how your leadership team aligns role expectations with compensation, and improve your communication with candidates. Ghosting someone after final-round interviews is not a good look — especially when the role is reposted while the candidate is still “under consideration.”