HR recruiter made multiple calls one after the other but did not leave a message or send email. Calls appear as RBC on caller ID and even recruiter admitted that many people reject the call assuming it's spam.
First thing he wanted to discuss was salary. He gave a bogus range for the role. I responded with an expected number that was $24k higher than the highest of his range. He proceeded to change the range he previously told me was 'set in stone'.
Proceeded to ask hard hitting questions right off the bat, without notice that this was an interview.
I proceeded to the next round and virtually met with senior leaders for the team. Though they were really lovely, they were clearly reading questions from a script that would have been acceptable 10 years ago.
A few weeks later I received a calendar invite for the next stage interview. No call, no email, no information. I emailed the HR recruiter to say I accepted an offer that was higher than what he told me for this role. He didn't reply ro my email but simply canceled the meeting invite.
RBC - your HR recruiters are old-school sales guys. Other professional organizations don't act this way and you're going to continue to lose great potential candidates because they leave us feeling unsafe about the future of work at RBC.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a difficult situation at work and how you overcame it.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at RBC (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2020
Interview
I had 3 rounds of Interview. It was good and not very lengthy. Hiring managers expectations were fair. The salary offered was not upto my expectations but benefits were great.
HR screening... Requested reschedule in the last min. The recruiter didn't have the budget info for the job; had no clue about the role. Overall, it seems not very well organized.