An Apple Recruiter approached me on LinkedIn, praising my experience and qualifications. We scheduled a time to talk on the phone the following week. A minute before she was supposed to call, she emailed me, claiming she had a "last minute scheduling conflict." Fine, a flaky first impression, but I'm flexible, so we rescheduled to talk the next day. It was a typical introduction call where I discussed my experience and qualifications, and she discussed the role.

A month goes by, so I reach out to the recruiter for an update on my application. I wrote her twice, but since there was no reply, I assumed I had been ghosted.

Weeks later, another recruiting coordinator gets back to me and has scheduled for me to interview with the hiring manager on the phone. They say it's a "FaceTime Interview," but I have a PC and Android phone, with no iOS or macOS devices available. However, I do have a webcam, so I offer that I'm available for a video conference using one of several popular, free, cross-platform options. Apparently, this was not acceptable, so we simply had a phone conversation. The initial interview with the hiring manager on the phone was great, at least from my point of view. I was more than confident that I would be moving forward in the interview process.

Several weeks went by, so I reached out to my recruiter to request an update on my candidacy. Again, no reply. A week later, I wrote again. This time, she replied immediately, claiming that she had just been talking with the hiring manager about me that very morning and that they were excited to move forward with a technical interview. Great! However, again, she asks if I will be able to secure an Apple device for FaceTime, so again I remind her that I don't have an Apple device but offer one of the many cross-platform alternatives to have a video conference.

This is all followed by dead silence. Ghosted, and for real this time, since it's been almost 2 months.

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