Senior Software Engineer (Card Tech)

Candidate cleared initial screen, proctored CodeSignal, and a rigorous 4-interview 'Power Day' covering systems design, live coding, and product cases. Recruiter informed candidate that evaluations were positive and candidate was progressing to the 'Hiring Manager Matching' phase. From that point forward, recruiter ignored four emails and two voicemails over a 6-week period. The candidate portal remained frozen on 'Interview In Progress' for 42 days. 📋 Uncompensated Assessment Details: CodeSignal assessment (scored 840/850) plus live interactive PowerDay business case study ⭐ Ghost Severity Rating: 3.97 / 5.0 Rating Analysis: High score rooted in enduring a rigorous 5-stage loop including Power Day (4.5), recruiter abandonment for 42 days while stranded in manager-matching limbo (3.9), and strong community consensus on this specific pattern (4.4). Rubric Breakdown: Silence: 3.9/5.0 | Rounds: 4.5/5.0 | Take-Home: 3.2/5.0 | Reposting: 3.8/5.0 | Consensus: 4.4/5.0 🔗 Community Discussion & Evidence: Reddit (530 upvotes, 115 comments) — https://www.reddit.com/r/recruitinghell/comments/18131y8/capital_one_power_day_hiring_manager_black_hole/ 🔍 Glassdoor Footprint: Cyclic Refreshes (every 30 days). Card Tech and Financial Services engineering requisitions refreshed cyclically on LinkedIn every 30 days. Scores of Glassdoor interview reviews describe being abandoned in the manager-match phase post-Power Day.