{
  "id": 16060421,
  "title": "Hiring for months but rejecting qualified candidates? Manager’s 6-minute rejection raises questions about HR tech",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/hiring-for-months-but-rejecting-qualified-candidates-managers-6",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-22T14:56:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/hiring-for-months-but-rejecting-qualified-candidates-manager-s-6-minute-rejection-raises-questions-about-hr-tech-11792678744578.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A company's ongoing struggle to fill a senior associate position has led to speculation about the effectiveness of automated recruitment processes. A manager, speaking on Reddit, claimed that his application for the vacancy, which had been open since April, was rejected within a mere six minutes. The manager alleged that his team had repeatedly sought assistance from the HR department in finding suitable candidates. In an attempt to understand the reasons behind the numerous rejections, he applied for the position using a different name and email address, based largely on his own qualifications and experience. He claimed that the screening process may have relied on an exact keyword match, looking for \"React.js\" while his CV listed \"React\". The manager stated that the discrepancy between the two terms may have caused the rejection. However, the claim remains unverified, and the exact configuration of the company's recruitment system is not publicly known.",
  "summary": "A team lead who said his company had struggled to fill a vacancy for months claimed he was rejected within six minutes after applying under a different name. The alleged mismatch between ‘React’ and ‘React.js’ has sparked debate over automated screening.",
  "key_points": [
    "Senior associate position remained open since April",
    "Manager's application rejected in 6 minutes",
    "Possible keyword mismatch due to \"React\" vs \"React.js\""
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}