I applied for the Pricing Analyst role in early August 2025, immediately after it was posted. Within 24 hours, I received a rejection email stating that my qualifications did not meet the job expectations. I suspected this may have been an automated rejection generated by Workday’s AI filtering system. At the time, I chose not to dwell on it and continued my job search. Several weeks later, a recruiter contacted me about the same role and asked me to apply. I explained that I had already applied and received no meaningful response. Shortly thereafter, I noticed my application status had been changed from “Rejected” back to “Under Consideration.” When I followed up with the recruiter, he assured me he would be in touch, but months passed without any communication. Eventually, I received another rejection email for the same role—despite never having interviewed. Being rejected twice for a single application was both confusing and frustrating. After months of silence, the recruiter reached out again, this time requesting that I complete a form with my salary expectations, relocation preferences, and homeownership status—information I had already provided in my initial application. To demand this information within 24 hours after months of no communication felt unnecessarily aggressive. I expressed my frustration to the recruiter, citing the lack of transparency throughout the process. A week later, the hiring manager contacted me directly and scheduled an interview. He was responsive and professional, and during our conversation, I asked why the role had remained open for nearly three months. He explained that they had not yet found the right candidate. At the conclusion of our interview, he indicated that I would meet with two additional team members and later attend an in-person interview. The recruiter also followed up, asking again about my salary expectations and encouraging me to review the company’s benefits. I completed the second and third interviews with the hiring manager’s team members, but once again communication ceased. Even after I followed up with the hiring manager, there was no response. Weeks later, I received another rejection email. This experience was extremely disappointing. Being rejected multiple times for the same role, enduring months of silence from the recruiting team, and being asked to repeatedly provide the same information reflects a lack of respect for candidates. The process was unnecessarily long, drawn out, and disorganized. It is disheartening to see talented candidates put through such an exhausting and opaque process. The fact that this role has remained open for over 90 days speaks volumes. Columbus has a strong pool of qualified professionals with pricing experience, yet the hiring team continues to search for a “perfect” candidate rather than evaluating their own process and leadership approach. This lack of accountability and transparency undermines the company’s credibility and discourages serious candidates from pursuing opportunities with them.