I was excited to apply for a marketing role at Mira — the company’s brand positioning and mission really resonated with me. Here’s how it went: 1. Fast invitation — I got an interview invite just 10–15 minutes after submitting my application. Great first impression. 2. No-show interview — On the scheduled day, no one joined the call. No prior reschedule, no email. I followed up myself and ended up rebooking via an outdated Calendly link by manually navigating to the root calendar. Not ideal, but I stayed optimistic. 3. Interview happened — once we finally spoke, the conversation went well. My background matched the role, and we agreed to continue the process the following week. 4. Silence — a week passed. Then two. I followed up politely — no reply. I even messaged two relevant HR team members via LinkedIn. Still nothing. 5. One-month-later ping — My original contact (Ariana) reached out again, saying she had been on vacation and asking if I was still interested. I immediately said yes. I followed up again after… still no response. Initial interview was held at the beginning of April. I understand the market is brutal right now. But this kind of communication from a very beginning in a respected company is disappointing. I have also read previous review from a candidate who had made it to the final stage and was ghosted. That's just awful — such type of ghosting after requesting references from previous companies... What a shame. If you’re hiring — set up a standard auto-replies. It takes like what 1-2 hours of your time? Just manage everyone's expectations with communicating clearly. Or just send a 2-line update saying "sorry we have already shortlisted candidates for this position". Ghosting after interviews shouldn’t be the standard.