Rejected job candidate stunned after finding HR rewrote the role's job description using details pulled straight from his CV

Nowadays, the recruitment process doesn't maintain transparency. In fact, more often than not, candidates aren't even informed about rejection. But wait! The worst part is that even if candidates are told of rejections, they don't get a justification. That's exactly what happened to a person (u/lost_wrangler3286) who had applied for a job and was rejected after a phone interview. The candidate had somehow made peace with the rejection until they saw the job reappear on their feed, and noticed that the company had used their CV to redo the description. They posted the incident on Reddit on November 19.

The candidate explained that they had qualified for the job but were later rejected after a phone call. The person was, of course, annoyed and disappointed, but they didn't let that demotivate them. However, a month later, the candidate found the same job on their feed. Curiosity kicked in, and they clicked on it, only to uncover a shocking truth. The company's HR had apparently used the candidate's CV to update the job description. "The list of requirements was strangely specific and seemed like a carbon copy of my CV," they explained.

The person recounted how the original job listing had mentioned very generic technical skills, but the updated one had asked for two specific certifications that the candidate had. "They also added a requirement for experience in managing global teams, which was a key point I had written in my cover letter. It was as if they had copied and pasted it from my CV," the candidate wrote in their post. They were obviously shocked and called out the company for using their résumé after rejecting them. The person wrote, "I honestly can't believe it. I feel like they used my application as a free consultation."

If the candidate was a perfect match according to their job description, then why did the company reject them? Moreover, if candidates aren't allowed to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or copy from any other source, why did the company practice plagiarism? Anyhow, the bigger concern here is also the fact that the company hadn't given a justification for why the candidate was rejected, and this, unfortunately, is a growing trend among recruiters. In fact, Greenhouse, a leading hiring platform, informed PR Newswire that the majority of candidates experience a lack of communication and transparency throughout the recruitment process. Moreover, they found that 32% of candidates reported receiving no feedback from companies and/or recruiters after a rejection. At the same time, over half of the respondents (52%) reported being ghosted during the interview process.

Meanwhile, reacting to the Reddit post, u/amoebamysterious5938 commented, "Candidates always use the keywords from the job description to update their résumé, and they hope that they will get through the ATS. This time, a company is using a résumé to update its job description. You should feel proud of yourself. Apply again." Similarly, u/jmlegend22 wrote, "I’d apply again and congratulate them for using your résumé to make the job description better." u/revolutionarypath447 suggested, "Apply again, since you match it (the job description) now."

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