Five interview rounds. Every conversation ended with assurances he was exactly what the team needed. The hiring manager told him an offer letter was coming. Then: nothing. Weeks of automated "still under review" status updates and unreturned emails. The candidate posted on r/recruitinghell asking whether this was normal now, and hundreds of replies confirmed it was.
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Five rounds. "Great fit." Then silence.
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