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Recruiter Escalating After Interview Feedback

Just had a feedback call with the team that interviewed me. I appreciated the opportunity to share my thoughts on what went wrong during the interview and they were pretty receptive.

After they shared their own feedback, they agreed the interview didn’t go as it should have and acknowledged the concerns I raised were justified. They mentioned they will be escalating the issue internally.

Not sure what will come of it, but I’m glad I spoke up. Regardless of the outcome, not sure what I can expect from that.
Any thoughts?

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Mariana
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on May 24, 2025
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Hi there,

Your message is a bit generic, so it is hard to understand what happened, what was the content of what you have said and what you expect out of all of this. If you could elaborate more, it would be great.

Have you passed this round? If you have, expect for the next interview - practice and use the feedback received to make sure you cover any gaps raised, as they will be probably tested.

Good luck!

Mari

Anonymous A
21 hrs ago
Hi! Sorry I wasn’t very clear in my previous message.

I had my technical interview a week ago, and the interviewer started by saying there was no time for a behavioral interview, so we jumped straight into the technical case. However, I felt the case was poorly managed. The interviewer kept interrupting me and insisted that I follow their procedure, even though I understood that I was supposed to lead the case.

After the interview, I received an email saying I was no longer being considered for the role, but I was also invited to a feedback session. During that call, I raised my concerns about how the interview was handled. I was told that the situation would be escalated to the hiring manager.

While I’m not really expecting to hear back, I was wondering: is it common for consulting firms to redo interviews in cases like this?
Mariana
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8 hrs ago
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Hi! I am so sorry for this experience. In your place, I would reach out to them to see if there is the possibility for you to redo the case and if not, if you can apply again in 6 months (the smaller cool down period possible). Good luck!!!
Pedro
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edited on May 24, 2025
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Depending on the issue, it may mean that they will address the issue internally and improve their internal processes, or that you may get another interview. Difficult to know which from the information I have.

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