I had applied for a different role, but was asked by a GitLab recruiter to interview for the Backend Engineer role instead, after they had already assessed my resume.

The recruiter then scheduled a 30-minute meeting where we discussed my industry projects, but nothing that wasn't already on the resume.

Two days later, I received an email saying GitLab decided not to move forward with the application. I was confused because they had assessed my resume prior to the introductory meeting, and the introductory meeting, which lasted for about 20 minutes, was basically reiterating what was already on the resume.

The worst part was when I asked the recruiter to give feedback for our discussion. The GitLab recruiter never got back, and this turned out to be an utter waste of time.

Discussion on my industry projects