Applied online. During the application, I had to answer all the standard questions, such as whether I have a work permit, whether I had worked at Rolls-Royce before, my salary expectations, etc. About a week after applying, an AI scheduled me for a 20-minute phone screening. I had the call, which, in my opinion, was completely pointless. I had no preparation for that step and no idea what it was going to cover. A recruiter called me and went through the exact same questions I had already answered during the application process: Are you authorized to work in the country where the role is based? What are your salary expectations? Are you comfortable with a hybrid working model? And so on. It was a complete waste of that person's time, an additional step in the recruitment process that only adds delays and provides zero value. The whole thing seems contradictory: why use AI to schedule interviews and then have a person call candidates just to repeat information that has already been collected? It makes no sense. I'm still waiting for feedback and next steps. Who knows. Human recruiting processes remain one of civilization's more stubborn hobbies.