I applied online. The process took five months.

This was a new grad role that I applied to in late May of 2023. Five months later, I received an interview request. I mentioned to the recruiter during my screening interview that I had already found a job, as I had graduated four months ago at that point, and she did seem surprised by the information. I sent a copy of my updated resume per her request, received no response from the recruiter, and then I got a rejection email a few days later. Overall, I thought it was odd that they thought they could wait for five months to send interview offers and that all of those people would still be unemployed, and to interview people under that assumption, which results in wasted time for both parties.

Talk about the projects on your resume.