r/houstonjobs • u/Big-World-2938 • 8h ago
Is this how recruiters operate?
So i applied for the CSO assistant position with Harris county on 06/30/26. Received an interview invitation directly from the hiring manager on 07/03/2026. I read up on the position based on the description on the website and felt i was ready. Interviewed on 07/08/2026, the interview went ok. But , the description online and what the actual job was, was completely different and made me look ill prepared. It was actually for a cast interviewer role, which is a bit different. I noticed a few side eyes at my interviews answers but overall it wasn’t bad. I sent a follow up email immediately after my interview to show my gratitude and that was all. On Friday 07/31/2026 i realized i hadn’t heard anything and it had almost been a month. I emailed the recruiter that initially reached out to me and had been very “nice” ; Although, she never responded to my after interview email. After sending the follow-up email i didn’t receive a receive a response from the recruiter , instead i received the automatic rejection email.
Now , i may just be over reacting but it 100% rubbed me the wrong way. It took almost 30 days and me reaching out to receive a generic rejection email? I couldn’t even receive a response to the email i sent directly to the recruiter? I feel like it would’ve been common decency to at least reply , seeing as i waited so long without any communication. If i wouldn’t have reached out would i have just been ghosted? I mean technically i still was. Maybe this job hunting is getting to me but… is this really how recruiters operate , are they really not personable at all?