I had a 30-minute behavioral interview with a recruiter who, despite my clearly stated age and experience in my resume, waited until the end to inform me that the role’s salary was below the Netherlands’ government requirement for visa sponsorship for candidates over 30. This is a basic and publicly known legal constraint, and one that should have been discussed at the beginning, not after a time-consuming screening. It came off as either gross oversight or a soft rejection disguised as bureaucracy. Either way, the process felt extremely unprofessional and disorganized, and my time wasn’t respected at all. If this is the communication standard during recruitment, it raised questions to me about the company’s internal alignment and respect for candidates.