I applied and received a very fast response from the recruiter. We had an initial call that went fine. I was told someone from scheduling would contact me about interviews.

Two weeks passed, and I heard nothing until I received an email from the same recruiter, stating how it was good to talk and that someone from scheduling would contact me. This was the kind of email you normally receive immediately after a phone call, not two weeks later. So, I figured I had fallen off the radar – no big deal.

My phone screen was on a Thursday. It went mostly fine. Nothing was unreasonable, though having to talk generally about a project I worked on, with no specifics on what the interviewers wanted to know about it, was a bit daunting. However, I believe this is fairly standard at Spotify, based on the impression I got.

Shortly after (still on Thursday), I received an email from the recruiter stating they were moving forward. I was given the option to either let her call when free or book some time in her calendar. Since the next available slot was Friday, and I already knew I had passed, I booked a slot for Friday, just to know when to expect the call. The entire day passed, and I heard nothing.

I understand that things come up, including situations where you might not even have a chance to cancel. So, I sent an email that evening, simply stating that if something came up, Monday would also be fine.

I never received any response at all in over a week, and counting. This doesn't exactly leave a great impression.

Talk about a project you worked on.