This all was at the first stage of the process. Applied at Netflix (while already talking to other places) and got a response from a recruiter saying they'd love to get in touch. They called me, we had a good conversation, however the role they had in mind for me didn't initially resonate with me as much as the other roles I applied to there. Told the recruiter that and they said they'd reach out to those other teams and get back to me. Recruiter then ghosted me for over a week and emailed me today saying they've gotten responses from teams and they wouldn't proceed with me at this time, but want to stay in touch down the line. I have this feeling that this happened, because they hire only for specific roles and because I didn't just say yes the first time around. Could that have been the reason? Another reason I can think of (because this actually happened to me recently) is that they didn't even hear back from those teams and they just said they did just so there'd be a reason. When this happened with another company, I pushed back and the recruiter eventually told me that was the only reason. Kinda frustrated, this all seems kinda weird to me. What do you think?
Yeah probably. You fucked up
Apparently. Kinda bs though.
A recruiters job is to fill a specific role, its as much a sales job as any other. If you're not a lead why would they take the time? Most of them are not looking to build a network of talent, they are just pounding square pegs into round holes until one fits.
It’s ok man, just try again
This is why I stopped f’ing with recruiters. They often don’t know what they’re talking about and are just hiring externally for commission. Had one steal 45% of my salary once. I have a few I know personally that are independent. My favorite one is knows everyone and is just dope at connecting people. Try to find one of those and look into their eyes to see if there’s s soul behind those Colgate smiles. Or just... Reach out to Directors personally. Initiative. I stopped putting cold applications long ago.
Why don't you think what happened was what they said had happened: the HMs of the teams you're interested in aren't interested in you? Maybe they're looking for something specific that you don't have?
Possibly, but usually whenever they reach out to you after you apply, they probably had shared the work with the team. Maybe it's all true though, just seemed a bit fishy.
Typically the recruiter would pass your resume to the other positions' hiring managers. And maybe they don't see it as a good fit. It's two way street. No hard feelings.
This. Netflix hires for the position. The original hiring manager was interested and wanted to interview. The other hitting managers didn't for whatever reason. You didn't shoot yourself in the foot. Keep in touch with the recruiter and let him/her know if there is anything that pops up that you are interested in.
Agree with Breakingbad. I think you did a right thing by being honest about the roles you are really interested in. Unfortunately looks like there wasn’t a mutual interest in a single role from both you and Netflix side. No worries. You can always find roles later that may come up.
What were the differences between the initial role and the other roles you were more interested in?
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Why would you do that? You shot your self in the foot. You should just apply for the job you want.
I mean there is only so much they tell you on the job description and what they told me on the phone was definitely not part of the description. Just wanted to make sure it's the right fit, I didn't wanna settle for something that wouldn't resonate with me? Idk, maybe I'm crazy for thinking that 🤷♂️
Then you can’t really be upset about it