Ghosted by Convoy

Jul 16, 2021 8 Comments

Had my first interview with Convoy a few weeks ago. They seemed really excited, liked my work. Had a second call with the hiring manager, sounded like everything was going well. Supposedly their senior designers were both out for like a week and I was supposed to get an invite to schedule my next call which was a portfolio review, for which they even asked me to prep a deck and not just go through my projects on my website.

Which, for a design interview is not as easy as plopping screenshots into a quick powerpoint. It took me *HOURS* to put the deck together, and now I'm being ghosted? This is so weird and unprofessional. I even recall someone from Convoy mentioning on a post here on Blind not too long ago that their teams desperately needed designers.

What is up with some of these companies who think they're too good to email someone back? Weird!

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TOP 8 Comments
  • Convoy
    MzFk84

    Go to company page Convoy

    MzFk84
    Hey. If you still haven’t heard from us, DM me and I will personally make sure this is prioritized. So sorry for this experience, it’s not what Convoy is about.
    Jul 23, 2021 3
    • Convoy
      MzFk84

      Go to company page Convoy

      MzFk84
      I’m disappointed that this was your experience. I know they recently doubled the recruiting team here so I’ll make sure this is escalated to them. Congrats on your other offers though.
      Jul 23, 2021
    • Microsoft / Design
      ProductBoy

      Go to company page Microsoft Design

      ProductBoy
      @MzFk84, I appreciate that. And thank you. You're the type of person I *would* want to work with!
      Jul 24, 2021
  • Splunk
    zjahbejs

    Go to company page Splunk

    zjahbejs
    Sorry to hear that. It could have been a lot of things, including them simply not being as interested in you as you were with them.

    Treat it as practice and move on. A team that acts this way could be a red flag for a poor working environment.
    Jul 16, 2021 1
    • Microsoft / Design
      ProductBoy

      Go to company page Microsoft Design

      ProductBoy
      Exactly what I tried to do. It's unfortunate that I spent all that time on my deck, but I'm going to try and repurpose it for the future. They reached out to me this morning apologizing for forgetting and scheduling another interview, but I politely declined.
      Jul 23, 2021
  • Amazon / Other
    xrtc

    Go to company page Amazon Other

    xrtc
    Name & shame the recruiter HM
    Jul 23, 2021 1
    • Microsoft / Design
      ProductBoy

      Go to company page Microsoft Design

      ProductBoy
      Not sure if that feels right. It *is* indicative of a culture that doesn't care about hiring quality people, so I think that already says a lot.
      Jul 23, 2021