After having done 3 interviews, a pitch deck and a presentation (where you're required to download and populate their software), I was given a verbal commitment on moving forward to the next interview (I believe the last stage). Not only did I follow up a week after not hearing from the company on the date I was told I would, but after 2 weeks I received a generic email from BambooHR stating that due to the volume of applicants, I was "not an ideal fit based on needs". This is fine, but after having sent a follow-up inquiry, preparing a presentation and downloading their app, and receiving a verbal commitment, I was floored for not even receiving a thank you and any level of feedback. It was a colossal waste of time in the end and very poorly constructed.

A recruiter reached out to me and scheduled an interview with the Sales Director. The conversation mainly consisted of a series of pre-written questions, which made the interaction feel more like verbally filling out a form than having a real discussion. Within the first couple of minutes, I had the impression that the management style and mindset wouldn’t be a good fit for me. The tone felt very scripted and heavily influenced by the kind of generic sales advice you often see circulating on LinkedIn or in popular self-development content. Overall, the interaction gave me the sense that the culture might be more focused on buzzwords than on authentic business conversations.