Is this normal hiring behavior from Accenture?
I recently completed the final round of interviews for a Custom Software Engineer role at . After that, there was complete silence for a few days.
Then today, I suddenly received a mail saying:
“Congrats on making it to the next stage… This stage of the process will be the Final interview.”
The confusing part? I had already completed the final interview.
I thought maybe they wanted an additional discussion or clarification round, so I scheduled the call. I even tried contacting HR for confirmation, but got no response.
Then barely 30 minutes later, I received another mail saying they are “no longer recruiting for this role due to recent developments.”
I understand hiring plans can change. Rejections are also completely fine. But what’s disappointing is the lack of proper communication and accountability during the process.
Sending a congratulatory “next stage” mail after someone has already completed the final round gives false hope, especially when candidates are already anxious and waiting for updates.
For a company of this scale, candidates deserve clearer communication and a better experience than this.
I’ve also started noticing similar experiences being shared by others recently regarding the hiring process there.
Has anyone else faced something similar?