Senior Healthcare Data Analyst

Candidate completed recruiter screen, hiring manager technical interview, and submitted a SQL claims dataset cohort study. Passed to a final 1-hour panel with the analytics director, who verbally stated 'you are exactly what we need for this team.' Recruiter followed up asking for references and candidate availability, then went completely silent for 45 days. Calls, voicemails, and emails were completely ignored while the requisition stayed active. 📋 Uncompensated Assessment Details: SQL claims dataset analysis and risk adjustment cohort presentation deck ⭐ Ghost Severity Rating: 4.07 / 5.0 Rating Analysis: High score driven by 4 completed rounds including final director panel (4.2), ghosting after reference collection (4.0), SQL take-home work (3.8), and strong community consensus on UHG recruiter drop-offs (4.4). Rubric Breakdown: Silence: 4.0/5.0 | Rounds: 4.2/5.0 | Take-Home: 3.8/5.0 | Reposting: 4.0/5.0 | Consensus: 4.4/5.0 🔗 Community Discussion & Evidence: Reddit (580 upvotes, 134 comments) — https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/178y1s1/optum_uhg_final_panel_ghosting_after_references/ 🔍 Glassdoor Footprint: Active90 days. Maintained open on UHG careers site and Glassdoor for over 110 days. Over 50 Glassdoor reviews highlight sluggish communication and ghosting after final-round panels.