JOB SEEKERS BEWARE: False promises and shady recruiters

Faire reached out and brought me to the final round in the middle of my job search. I let them know I could only make a decision after all my interviews had completed (end of month), and they said they could accommodate that, no problem.

This prompted me to accelerate my other interviews, setting a hard date and dropping less desirable companies. A few other companies simply could not work with the accelerated timeline and had to be cut as well.

The interview went okay, but one of the interviewers chewed gum for one of the rounds, really showing how much they value their candidates.

Faire got back to me the next week, stating that after four years of working in the industry, they would consider me for an entry-level role. I was pretty shocked and said this was not in line with my expectations but that I could not give a definitive answer at the moment. Furthermore, through our discussions, she gave the impression that there was room for promotion, as one of the interviewers was actually hired in a junior role but promoted to intermediate six months later, despite having years of experience. Okay...?

I asked again if it was okay for the company to wait, and the coordinator said it was definitely okay. They were creating this junior role for me as they were planning on expanding 2-3x anyway.

She said this was NOT a job offer but that she would file the paperwork in the coming weeks when I was to make a decision.

Lo and behold, three days later, the recruiter kindly let me know that their capacity for junior-level positions had been filled, as they had extended offers to two other candidates and they accepted.

Interviewing at Faire harmed my job search because they set forward expectations they did not end up fulfilling. As a result, I could not complete the interview process for other much larger companies, like Dropbox, Google, and Wish.

Thanks, guys!

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