I applied for a couple of Senior Software Engineer positions: one in December 2015 and another in January 2016.

After more than three months, HR sent an email to share my availability for a phone screen for the position I applied for in December 2015.

Within a week after my reply, they scheduled a 30-minute interview with the hiring manager and informed me that the hiring manager would call me.

On the interview day, the hiring manager did not call. Upon checking with HR, they rescheduled. The interviewer asked questions, and I answered all of them. I felt the interviewer was also happy with my answers.

After a couple of days, I received an automated email stating, "Not considered for the position."

I wonder how they decided when my phone screen performance was good.

After a couple of weeks (mid-April 2016) of this incident, the same HR contacted me for another role that I had applied for in January 2016. It was the same phone screening; the interview went very well again. But I received an automated email stating, "Not considered."

I realized this process happens just for show. They might have already closed the position. Instead of closing it in the system, they just send an automated email. Just because I responded, they had to schedule an interview and then say, "Not considered."

It was a waste of my time to attend this call. If they get back to you after three to four months of application, just ignore those emails. You could save your time.

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