Had the most terrible interview process at Atlassian at the end of last year, and I know a friend who has had the same in the HR function. I had to have 5 interviews (!) and it took over 2 months. Across time zones (which is totally fine as I know it’s a global company) - but making yourself available early on a weekend and then not receiving feedback for a number of weeks to me, is unacceptable. I was also referred for the job and had to chase the recruiter a number of times for any kind of update/feedback on next steps. In the end - I didn’t get the job because apparently the JD had changed? No one informed me of that or assessed me on the areas that were relevant to the JD change. Ultimately - LinkedIn has told me that the JD didn’t change - they just wanted someone younger. I just can’t believe that a hr function cannot provide feedback or treat a hr candidate appropriately. Says everything in my opinion.

There wasn’t one. But there was a data breach on the day they sent me a form letter about how my 20 years’ worth of HR experience didn’t make me qualified to work with them I dodged a bullet, it seems. You should too.