Disappointed with recruiting experience for a company I viewed as promising from both a product point of view and as a potential future employer.
Submitted my application online and then received a request to schedule an interview from HR via email. I selected an open slot and even sent an email to the recruiter to confirm this day/time slot.
However, on the day of, the recruiter no showed and did not respond to my follow up email requesting to reschedule due to their absence. While I understand that life happens, it's the absence of any follow up that is unprofessional and frustrating.
I'm surprised at the quality of the company's recruiters and that HR Leadership would allow this to happen. My ask is that HR be respectful of candidates' time as well. An interview is a 2-way street and this was certainly not the best foot forward.
I sincerely hope that HR Leadership examines the quality and behaviors of their recruiters so it doesn't negatively impact overall company/brand perception, especially as a newly public company.
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No feedback as recruiter no-showed with absolutely no follow up.
We appreciate you taking the time to share your candidate experience regarding the Manager position with Lucid Motors. We apologize your experience was not to our standards and we welcome this additional feedback. Lucid Motors Talent Acquisition
Got ghosted after 3 rounds of interview. I had scheduled the last one and no one showed up and never replied to a single email again. Terrible candidate experience despite friendly interviews.
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Background questions. Pretty typical for a management position
Quick and easy process using zoom. Scheduling process was smooth and everyone was on time and well organized for a fruitful discussion. Interviewer was open about company culture and challenges facing the team.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Lucid Motors (Dallas, TX) in Jun 2024
Interview
The initial interview started off well, I made a great impression on the first person I spoke with at length. So well, in fact, that they scheduled me a second interview to speak with the individual who would have been my boss. Now, the original interviewer said that she would understand if I didn't move forward as there were some circumstances that were less than ideal...but to just give him a chance and hear him out. Combined with the fact that it would also be a huge risk to leave what was my current employer with minimal notice, I was a hesitant to move forward but I want to be very clear in that it was presented as a "no pressure" situation. However, they rushed the process and when I crushed my second interview they basically offered me the job on the spot.
I ended up sleeping on it, but ultimately declining the offer despite considering the role very seriously. But that's only part of the story...
A year later I found myself back in the job market as a result of being impacted by company-wide layoffs. I reapplied with Lucid, and got a call from a recruiter. We chatted, and again I was off to a strong start and we scheduled another interview. But then they ghosted me. It was very odd (and frankly rude), but I moved on and continued my search elsewhere. Still, something seemed really...off about the way this went down. And a few weeks later I get an email request from Lucid asking me to complete a survey. When I did, I got to a portion that asked me to confirm a series of pre-filled, personal details. At this point I see it. Right next to my name, someone had tagged me "Do Not Engage". Now look, if politely declining a job offer is enough that you think blacklisting a highly qualified candidate, who at one point you were frantic to throw money and perks at to hire, I guess I dodged the bullet here. But for anyone considering this company, I wanted to post this just so you know beforehand exactly what type of petty, classless, and retaliatory environment you could end up in. I would encourage anyone considering working for these people to be very cautious when making such an important decision, and my recommendation would be to look elsewhere.
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Typical "tell us about yourself", "give me an example of a time you dealt with a difficult customer" garbage interview questions.