K C Digital Solutions

Erik ODell _{on Google}

Feb 17th, 2017

Incredibly unprofessional
I was called in for an interview by a Travis for the San Diego location. I showed up early, dressed appropriately and things went well. So I thought. He even brought in a lady I would have worked with and had me to talk with her. At the end of the conversation, I was asked if I thought I would be a good fit and was told that I would receive a call on Monday to return to speak to the CEO. This was an unequivocal, unambiguous statement by Travis. No cliche "we'll be in touch" --I was supposed to receive a call on Monday (the interview was on Friday) with the time to arrive on Tuesday.
Now, it all worked out because I had scheduled another interview when Travis flaked and was hired on the spot. But maybe there is a reason why they have a turnover and why they needed to fill a spot. But I gave a stellar reference to the interviewer and he made it seem like things were going well. I didn't even receive something saying they had decided to go a different direction. There was absolutely no reason to suspect they would flake out and not call at all.
This isn't some lashing out because I am bitter; like I said, I am employed by a much more established company than these guys. But Travis made it a big deal to say that the CEO cares about his company's image as a professional entity and well, I guess the buck stops at professional dealings with people they are interviewing to someday represent their company well. Which, if you think about it, is pretty ironic.
Bullet dodged, I guess. But if you're a prospective employee researching this company, steer clear. Unless you are really desperate for a job, you can probably do better. Maybe it was discrimination of some kind. There's no way to prove it, but I had the experience they wanted--that's why they called in the first place. And why on Friday, I was told I would have a second interview. Bad form. But like I said; bullet dodged. I am sure I would have received more of the same unprofessionalism if they had offered the job and I took it. When you tell someone there WILL be a second interview and you never call to follow up, it isn't the other person's job to call you. Ironically, the other thing Travis stressed was the importance of follow up with customers. Hmm.