I was originally reached out to by a recruiter.

I went through the whole process, and the feedback was they'd like to "hire me" but not as a Senior role. What that meant was the recruiter would spend the next couple of days "looking for a role for me." (shocker, it didn't exist).

I was then reached out to, saying they didn't have a role for me. Oddly enough, literally two days later, DK posted a role for an iOS dev.

I reached out to the recruiter, and they let me know this was exactly what they were referring to. Not sure why I had to reach out to them, though, if they were looking for a role for me.

Anyways, long story short, they made me wait an additional two weeks to be told they went a different route.

Throughout the waiting process, the recruiter would never reach out unless I did, or tell me they would a certain day with no follow-up, which felt odd because they originally reached out.

Honestly, the original process wasn't horrible, but they really need to work on this process and not lead people on. A recruiter should NEVER tell a candidate they'd like to bring them on when they have zero say.

Typically, interviews that people have mentioned involve two stages.

The first stage is a technical interview for an hour. The second stage is an all-day, 3-hour interview. Some of these interviews are cultural, followed by technical discussions.