The process was as slow as a snail, and the recruiter was as careless as one could possibly be. Below is a brief timeline of events:

• September 13th: Contacted by the recruiter via a job portal. Had a brief discussion and agreed on setting up the first exploratory round with the Hiring Manager.

  It took 8 days to set up a call with the concerned panelist.

• September 21st: First call with the Hiring Manager. The discussion covered projects I've been part of, the tech stack I've used, and daily work activities. He answered a few of my questions. The call lasted for about an hour.

• September 23rd: Emailed the recruiter asking for an update.

  No response was received.

• September 30th: Called the recruiter. He stated he was on leave and therefore couldn't get feedback. He had no update on what happened post-round. He also mentioned he would get back to me the following Monday.

  Great, let's wait.

• October 6th (Thursday): Called him again. He did not answer the call.

TLDR: Recruiters here aren't serious about hiring and may start ghosting you randomly during the process. I ended up wasting 1 hour for the interview and apparently 2-3 hours calling them and writing emails. Avoid yourself the pain and stay away!

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