My experience began with a 30-minute call with the recruiter. He claimed the entire process would take 2-3 weeks. What a joke.

It took three weeks and multiple follow-ups with him to move on to the next round. The subsequent interview was an hour-long phone call with the hiring manager. Again, I didn't hear back from the recruiter for weeks, so I followed up again.

I received a generic email response asking for my interview availability for the panel interview, which was the final round. Even after hearing that the hiring manager loved me and wanted to move forward, the recruiter ghosted me several times.

Time is so valuable, especially during a pandemic when people are working hard to stay afloat. It's incredibly rude for recruiters to ghost candidates after making promising and optimistic claims from the beginning. If someone is asking about next steps, at least have the decency to say:

• "Hey, we are moving forward with someone else."
• "Hey, we've been hiring a lot and I lost track. Let me get that scheduled for you!"
• Or ANYTHING.

I had an employee referral and two other senior managers who vouched for me, and I still didn't hear back.

Please get it together because you crushed my dreams of working for my dream company. It's frustrating not to know 'what could've been,' especially after all the positive feedback and learning that I was supposed to move to the next round. I was lied to upfront about how 'the entire interview process will take 2-3 weeks; we've been working hard to improve our recruitment process.' Yet, my friend interviewed for nearly 11 months before getting an offer.

It's unfortunate because the hiring manager was awesome, but the impression this recruiter has given me has left me with a sour taste in my mouth about Rivian and how it operates. Good luck to all of you who are trying to work here.

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