I was contacted by a recruiter this morning who left a voicemail and message on LinkedIn. I was busy with my grandson and by the time I returned the message they had already submitted another candidate. Has that happened to you?

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Yes. I was out of the country and they apparently left a voicemail informing me I made it to the next round. I only listened to it the next day. They had already proceeded with other candidates. Nevermind that I had already told them that I would be unreachable on the phone for a few days and asked them to keep me informed via email.

That was just bad timing. They may needed the role filled is a quick amount of time.

This will happen a lot now these days. A lot of people, are out of work and is always ready to interview. You’re competing with 30-100+ people for one role. Hope things get better, but this maybe the new normal.

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