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Originally Posted by JohnFogarty
The person was chosen over a week ago. They were in the process of scheduling an interview for me when suddenly all communication ceased. I emailed the recruiter and she called back informing me of the descision.
Was a really odd experience. It's closed nonetheless.
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John,
I need to walk a fine line here as I fall on my sword a little bit; and as I offer some advice.
DSC definitely works very hard to ensure applicants' interactions are positive experiences; and our recruiters have processes/procedures they follow that keep things on the right path.
That said, I introduced a good idea (focus one position on VEX/FTC/FRC robotics skills) into those processes at literally the VERY last possible point. Combine that with the very strong response we received from many well-qualified candidates, and things got a little hectic. Sort-of like when a team gets a great idea, a few days or hours before they have to ship or bag their FRC robot, or play their first VRC/FTC match.
Separately, I learned during my recent personal job search (that led me to choose DSC) that your experience pursuing this position isn't unusual. More than once I had recruiters go silent for a month or so, and then suddenly contact me again. As an applicant it can be unsettling or even frustrating; but it happens constantly because the agile companies doing the hiring are dealing with shifting internal plans.
As an applicant, to deal with this, one thing I learned was to avoid any tendency to submit applications to only one or two possible employers at a time. Initially, I was making that mistake, and when I got a promising response to one, I would almost stop searching for where I would send my next one(s). That was slowing me down greatly.
Let me wrap up by repeating myself a bit. We received many strong applications for this summer's opening(s). That reinforced my belief that soliciting applications from the VRC/FTC/FRC communities was an excellent way to connect with a talent pool filled with well-qualified, high-achievers. I wish I/we could have said "Yes" to more than one of those candidates.
Blake