I had two remote interviews, the first was with the recruiter over the phone, and the second was a video interview with the VP of Product. I had a great time at both, enjoyed speaking with them. The questions were basic and pretty easy.
I was told I did very well and they then scheduled an on-site presentation interview. They scheduled the interview, and honestly I was excited.
However, a few days later, after I spent literally days preparing, I got a message from the recruiter saying they apologized because they had to cancel the interview as the position was put on hold.
I understand. These things happen, so I decided to wait a couple of weeks, hoping it would be unfrozen.
During those couple of weeks I noticed the position was still on the website, which I found curious. After two weeks I reached back out to the recruiter asking about the position. Silence.
Later, through the grapevine, I found out a very sad thing. I was actually LIED to by the recruiter. They decided not to interview me because (according to the grapevine) I had interviewed over the phone with the company 3 years earlier. Now, it's Indeed's prerogative on who they interview and hire. If they have a policy of only interviewing once, that's their choice (though I think they miss out on a lot of candidates that way as 3 years is a long time to build more experience).
What I find unacceptable, and I'd recommend people think twice before interviewing with Indeed, is that the recruiter LIED to me. What kind of company lies to a person? What kind of company allows this? They could have told me that they decided not to interview me. I'm an adult, I can accept it. So why lie? I'm not upset that I didn't get hired. I actually got hired at a better place. What is upsetting is that I was lied to.
Indeed, major #FAIL and you missed out on someone who would have done excellent in product, and frankly is ethical and could have helped raise your bar on both fronts. Added to this, you literally wasted a few weeks of my life, as I really focused on this position and didn't look elsewhere. Had I known the ethics issues within Indeed, I would have not done this.
Summary: Indeed has a big ethics problem, and sadly, if that's how the company runs itself, I'm glad I found employment elsewhere.
Recommendation: If you don't have problems with sneaky recruiters or ethics, Indeed is for you. If not, I'd say pass. Either way, don't trust what the recruiters tell you.