A recruiter on LinkedIn reached out to me. The interview was the next day and after interviewing the company seems ok but the role was a lot more diminished than I thought it would be.

Very long (85 min) intro call with a recruiter who had reached out to me via LinkedIn. Lots of questions about college experience, which seemed odd given I have 8+ years post college job history. Got a call from recruiter a few days after letting me know they couldn’t proceed with me as an applicant as the company I currently work for is considered a competitor. Super strange as most companies love to hire candidates from within the same field. Never in my life heard of not hiring someone because they’d be coming from a competitor zen