I applied to a contract role here while unemployed and the team reached out to me saying that they were looking to grow their team and possibly make a spot for me (full-time). I interviewed with two people on the team, two calls, and it was very casual. It was asking me what I liked to do and a lot of questions about the structure of my former company (their competitor). It was phrased very much about trying to see where I would best fit on their team and basically like it was a done deal. I admittedly didn't follow up because I had pretty much decided consulting wasn't for me and a couple weeks later I got a rejection from HR. It was really unprofessional in my opinion given that there was never actually an opening and I'd had these far more personal conversations with the team trying to make a spot for me. They should have emailed me themselves and explained why it wouldn't work at this time. Fast forward MANY months, I get an email from a different recruiter saying the team wants to move forward with me. Um, what? For what role? So I respond asking this question. She acts like I'm the clueless one and eventually I piece it together that the previous team forwarded my resume to another team for an opening. I ask for a job description given I don't even know what I'm interviewing for. She never sends it. I go into this interview completely blind and anticipating that it will be another chill convo about my experiences, just as before. It wasn't, and it was in a department I was a lot less familiar. She didn't kick it off explaining what role I am interviewing for or give me any background. She just dove right in and clearly assumed I had applied. It was a typical more formal interview. I knew it was over when about 15/20 minutes in, she shifted to letting me ask questions. I sent a thank you trying to subtly hint at how I hadn't even applied to this role and use it as a chance to give more of my background. She sent a silly response that said nothing at all, so of course I knew it was over. 6 or so weeks later, I got the standard HR rejection. What is particularly odd is every one of these HR/recruiter emails never mentioned a job title. I question if there were ever even openings, but why continue to seek me out and waste my time? This marks the third consulting company in this space that has been a disorganized mess. I would suggest avoiding this industry all together. There is a real lack of care for employees and apparently candidates as well that runs rampant with this industry.

Overall, it was professional and well done. They were respectful of my time and also honest about their process. I declined to move forward after the first interview due deciding to taking another job.