u/Fair-Excitement5271

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[UK] HR recruiter agreed on Monday call, called Tuesday with no notice, and went silent after I replied in 6 minutes, is this normal?

As explained in the title, HR recruiter agreed on Monday call, called Tuesday with no notice, and has been silent since. I'm waiting the entire day in my room because I don't know when I might get a call.

Here's the timeline:

  • Last weeks Wednesday: We explicitly agreed that she would call me this Monday.
  • Mon: I sent a confirmation email first thing in the morning saying I was available all day. No reply, no call, nothing.
  • Tue, 3:24 PM: Out of nowhere, calls, no heads-up, just a random surprise call and instantly emails saying she "tried to call" but couldn't reach me and if I could let her know a time that works for me.
  • Tue 3:30 PM: I reply within 6 minutes explaining my phone was on silent and that I'm available now. No reply since, can you not stay for 4 minutes? Did not even try to call twice

It's now Thursday and it's been silence since. No reply, no call. I had followed up after her email saying I'm free any day this week, and again today, still nothing.

It's preventing me from doing day to day activities since I don't know when I might get a call and I basically have to be camping my phone all day

I'm genuinely interested in the role but this feels disorganised at best. Is this kind of back-and-forth common with big firm recruiters? Should I keep following up? Any advice appreciated.

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u/Fair-Excitement5271 — 2 days ago