The Lion, The Witch, and the audacity of recruiters

A senior Elixir developer shares two frustrating job search experiences. In the first, a company advertised a Senior Elixir Developer role but assigned a TypeScript browser extension task during a paid trial week, wasting most of the time on access issues and mismatched work. In the second, a company put a candidate through 5.5 hours of technical interviews, rejected them without feedback, then had the audacity to send a candidate experience survey asking for detailed process feedback. The post ends with a broader critique of broken hiring practices and a rare positive note about a recruiter who provided personalized rejection feedback.