A recruiter reached out to me after I applied. The recruiter was very nice and thought all of my skills aligned with the job description (JD), setting me up for an interview with the hiring manager.

The invitation was for a Zoom meeting, so I was prepared for a video interview.

The hiring manager was a few minutes late and hard to hear because I was on speaker. She had constant reminders from her computer blaring into the phone.

The hiring manager called me, and the first thing they said was, "Oh, [name] can be a guy or girl's name, so I wasn't sure if I was talking to a guy or girl."

I laughed awkwardly because I've never had that type of statement initiate an interview conversation.

They asked basic questions. I felt the hiring manager wasn't as attentive or in the best mood they could have been, which hurt my chances of proceeding to the next round.

Very disappointing overall, because my skills did align, but I feel the hiring manager was not in the best mindset for the interview.

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