The interview process and its various stages went well until I progressed to the on-site interview. After inviting me, the recruitment coordinator simply stopped replying to my emails.

The first step was a phone screen with a recruiter, which included generic questions about my experience and why I wanted to work at Verizon.

The second step was a video call with the hiring manager, which was informal and friendly.

A couple of days later, I received an email from the recruiter stating that I was successful and being invited to the two-hour on-site interview, with the recruitment coordinator to be in touch.

It seems here is where something in their process got mixed up. The coordinator emailed me two days later. I provided my availability and received no further reply.

I emailed again the following week, still with no response.

Finally, I emailed the recruiter, only to find out that the role had been filled.

I am very surprised that such a large company has such an inept recruitment team. Not to mention how upset I was to have wasted so much time preparing for this interview.

Q: If you could name one skill that you would like to develop, what would it be?