I secured a campus interview for an internship after meeting recruiters at a career fair. Following positive feedback, I politely emailed them after two weeks. The recruiter explained they were still finalizing offers for full-time candidates and promised to follow up.

After two more weeks, I emailed again for a status update. It turned out the recruiter had left NIKE. I then spoke with the interviewer, a project manager at Nike. He apologized and referred me to another recruiter.

This is where things became more challenging. Out of the five emails I sent to her, she failed to reply within three days three times, requiring me to send follow-up messages. Finally, after scheduling a phone call with her, she informed me that the position I had interviewed for was filled. She stated she would gather currently available intern positions and get back to me. That was more than a month ago, and I ultimately gave up.

Despite having excellent project managers as interviewers, Nike's recruiting process is problematic. If recruiters leave, candidates under their purview are likely lost. Even when a recruiter is employed full-time, it's unclear what they are doing during work hours.

It was a significant waste of my time.

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