The process was set up over 5 interviews. First with the recruiter, then the hiring manager, and finally with 4 individuals throughout the company over a 2 hour span. The individuals did a great job of selling me on the position and the company. All but 1 interviewer stated that they were not looking for a technical expert or a cybersecurity and I was assured repeatedly from the first 2 interviews that my lack of tech experience was not a problem at all only to be rejected for that exact reason. On top of this, they basically ghosted me for over 2 weeks until I reached out to them. I am perfectly fine with not getting positions that I may not be right for but don't feed me a line and then go back on it. It's really poor relationship building and not great for your reputation. It makes you look mismanaged and disorganized.

Overall experience: Very Negative I applied for the Technical Success Manager role via an internal referral and submitted my CV. The application was rejected within approximately five minutes, without any interview or feedback. What could be improved: Overly aggressive automated screening The speed of the rejection strongly suggests an automated filtering process rather than a human review. Given my background and experience, I believe my profile was a strong match for the role and deserved at least an initial conversation. Missed opportunity to assess senior candidates Based on the role description, the position aligned well with my experience and would have required minimal ramp-up time. However, no opportunity was provided to discuss fit or transferable skills. No feedback provided The rejection contained no explanation, which makes it difficult to understand the decision or improve for future applications. Advice to recruiting: Review automated screening criteria to avoid filtering out qualified candidates Ensure referred candidates receive at least a basic human review Provide minimal feedback, even for early-stage rejections Final thoughts: The process felt transactional and dismissive. Bugcrowd may be missing out on strong candidates by relying too heavily on automated rejection without review.