I have been in interview hell since being laid off back in February. A few months ago, I found an open position at my “dream company” (or as close as one can get). I made it through the interview gauntlet, and was told I was chosen for the position. Dream come true. I negotiated with the recruiter and waited to receive an offer but … it never came. Eventually they told me the position had been paused due to budgeting issues (“reworking the hiring plan”). The whiplash of success/relief followed by rejection and returning financial worry was pretty rough.
A couple weeks ago the recruiter got back to me and said they reopened the position, BUT because it is a California company and the position had been closed for over 30 days, the law required them to re-list it for at least 5 days and interview new people. Something smells a bit fishy to me. Communication has been sparse since this phone call, and I feel like they are stringing me along and fishing for someone better (even though I am extremely qualified for the role). I did a quick google search about this law but couldn't find anything. Is this a legit CA labor regulation?