Recruiter call: Introduction of myself Introduction of the company (lime), the position and responsibilities Questions on qualifications Time for questions at the end on the position, working culture, anything else. --> Answers from recruiter followed standard startup lingo. I asked probing questions to get a better sense of the working culture and still felt like I had to read between the lines.

A recruiter reached out to me for my availability for a phone interview. I didn’t receive a response. After 2 weeks, I followed up and the recruiter apologized and once again ended up ghosting me. I’m not surprised that after 3 months this role is still open. You lose really good candidates when recruiters don’t follow up and your resume ends up in a black hole.