I have been applying at companies for positions I am well experienced for. Usually for theses jobs the actual management that I would be interacting with on a day to day basis get along with me very well. But recently I have been dealing with career/recruitment staff first before speaking to anyone who I would actually be working with. I have interacted with HR staff in the past for scheduling interviews and they are often present for the interview. The HR staff have been okay and at least professional. But the recruiters are something else… I recently received the exact same email from a recruiter three times. It appears she has a setting on the email where candidates can not reply so she has not been receiving any responses in return. Every email sent had the same issue and has still not been resolved. This employee sending the emails could be new and I understand everyone has to learn. BUT, this is the person who is suppose to be doing a phone interview with me and who will then judge if I am a suitable candidate for an in person interview with the actual management. I just find using recruiters to filter applicants to be a questionable practice when they themselves don't know how to do their own job, which in this case was just sending an email… Have any of you experienced anything involving recruiters or HR staff that have been questionable?