RejectedHR Screen

Rejected After the Recruiter Call, Before Any Technical Round

OpenAISoftware Engineer · HR Screen · Jul 2026

I was pretty surprised. I never expected to fail at this round. A friend referred me. The role is not in the AI area, and it matches my current job by more than 80%. When I scheduled the call with the recruiter, I asked if there was anything I needed to prepare. The recruiter said no preparation was needed, so I assumed it would be a very casual chat to get to know my basic info. These are the qu…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.