An HR department can make or break a business. I've seen and heard some shady shit.
In terms of job applications, I applied to a position a couple years ago that I would have easily been the highest qualified applicant. Not to the point of "oh this person is too expensive" but more so because it would be highly unlikely given the geographical area that someone would have comparable experience to me. It got held up in HR so long, the hiring department manager never saw my application before they chose to hire someone. I'm talking nearly 2 months of HR limbo. I followed up twice with HR cuz I really wanted to move back to the area, was sick hours (3x12's), and coulda worked with people I knew. My buddy was doing a rotation at this ER and reached out to someone close to the hiring manager. They never even received my application from HR lol but it was too late at this point. So annoying.
This was the second bad experience I've had with this prospective employer, so it's safe to say, I shall not be applying to work there ever again. In the end though, I'm better off having not left my current employer.
