The recruiter reached out to me. After completing a job expectation survey, a phone screening interview was scheduled directly for me (no OA).

On the interview day, I waited for 35 minutes, but the interviewer didn't show up. I contacted the recruiter during that time, but I didn't get a response until late that night.

The recruiter asked me to schedule a time to chat. He said in the chat that they were told Amazon was no longer hiring for the role one day before my interview. It was interesting because I confirmed 7 days before my interview if it was canceled, as their job website indicated I was no longer under consideration. However, I was told that it was not canceled and that they were still actively hiring.

I know things change, but I still feel very disappointed about this experience for two reasons:

1. They could have let me know before my interview about the cancellation, but they didn't.
2. It's possible they were too busy and forgot about me, but they could still have let me know during the interview or early that day since I reached out. My email should have served as a reminder that there was a candidate they forgot to notify.

Candidates spend a lot of time and energy preparing for interviews. I hope companies will respect that.

Positive aspects of this experience were:

• They sent me details about what they value for this role and their company, so I was clear about what I might be expecting.
• They arranged for the interview quickly.
• They answered my confirmation of the interview.