In first place screening call was postponed 4 (sic!) times due to recruiter's personal/health reasons. After my follow up we scheduled a meeting again. Went smoothly, I asked if the position is remote because it was unclear. Yes.
First zoom interview was scheduled shortly after that. Was good, I received a positive feedback right away. During interview I was told that the job os hibrid (not fully remote) so I asked for the company address (within 1 hour drive which is ok for Mexico City). I also mentioned that I am asking if the position is remote because I have 2 weeks travel planned in the end of January so I wanted to know if I can work out of the city. I wanted to be transparent at this point. Not problem at all for them.
I was scheduled for second zoom interview with hiring manager. Standard questions, good feedback right away. I asked questions related to job position, company culture and also about learning opportunities. We spoke around my certification and university career- everything was ok for them.
After this second interview which took more than 1 hour I was ghosted. After 1 week I wrote to my recruiter- no response. I wrote again asking for response since I wanted to know if we are moving forward.
This is the email I received:
"most of the questions you had were around benefits and flexibility of your situation as opposed to the role"
Dear recruitment team:
There is nothing wrong in be transparent and make a questions regarding flexibility, company address, learning opportunities or letting know about your travel plans so everyone can be on the same page.
I am happy that it happened now.
And yes, I will always ask for benefits and learning opportunities as well as you are asking for my experience and preparation. There is nothing wrong to do so.