I applied through a recruiter.

A recruiter initially reached out to me and scheduled an interview. I was simply curious about the opportunity, so I decided to attend. However, the interview was conducted by a different recruiter, and it felt like she had very little interest in interviewing me. She kept asking why I had applied for the role and why I wanted to leave my current job. I explained that I hadn’t actually applied for the position and it was a recruiter on her team who contacted me and invited me to interview. I was there mainly to learn more about the opportunity rather than because I was actively looking to leave my current role.

It also became apparent that she hadn’t gone through my résumé beforehand and the interview felt very brief and disengaged. She then stopped the recording, said she would get back to me, and ended the interview without providing any feedback or discussing the next steps.

Why did you apply for this role?

Why are you looking to leave your current job? Or are you being laid off?