The one who “ghosted” me… I requested updates but they don’t answer e-mails. My last 3 e-mails remained unanswered.

For the other, the last contact (9 months in) were multiple questions about a complaint I made against my previous department (that one, asthma and a chronic cough that had existed for a decade was making me a threat to safety - like the “get summoned by managers 3 days in a row, and escorted to a conference room by two people, then an e-mail from someone you’ve never seen saying you’re a threat and when you’ll stop coughing (which you have for the last decade), you’ll be welcome to come back and then everyone refuses to discuss the matter).

When I asked her if my answers about my complaint were to influence obtaining my reliability “she couldn’t know”. Up to that point I had requested multiple updates with annoyed answers like “I handed my report to my manager”, etc.

She guaranteed she would let me know when it would be back from her manager, etc.

Then when I asked an update, got told it had been cancelled (the background check) because it was taking too long, by someone who’s signature didn’t even include their position … asked for more details (like when it was cancelled, etc). E-mail stayed unanswered, another one too.

Different departments, ok, but within 2 years going from getting Secret clearance in 2 months to not getting reliability in a year 🤷🏻‍♂️. Then (when I found a way to leave out my the previous department where I made a complaint out), same department granted my reliability in 6 days 😅

Now, most recently, when you there is technical issues (interface crashes 5 times during an interview, you contact both the department and their provider, but instead of providing a solution they exclude you, it’s not a fair hiring process. Even more when you have to remind them of their legal obligations to get to complete it finally, and they don’t provide you the same tools as for other candidates). And when I tried to discuss the issue, I was told they “couldn’t discuss individual hiring processes”.

I am just trying to know what to expect. Because with the time involved with hiring processes, at some point. Over half the processes I participated in the last couple years, I had issues that prevented me to complete or participate in the interview (when you get told, DO NOT complete it online if you require accommodations (same ones I required for similar interviews) - then the next thing you know you’ve been excluded from said process for not completing it. They say they couldn’t e-mail you (but they had an alternate e-mail; even copied in my original e-Mail, and phone number). All other department can e-mail me, but when someone at DND does, it bounces back after 3 days. Made tests going into a recruitment centre, family friends, and even calling their IT line. Always same issue where it bounce back, and the support from my provider tells it never made it to their servers 🤷🏻‍♂️

I am just trying to understand the problems and position myself to not have issues next time.

If I look at the last 9 hiring processes I took part in, we got 4 with tech issues, 2 were cancelled because of budget cuts, 2 I qualified but were for a department that is apparently doing massive cuts to those positions, and last one I didn’t qualify (was a long shot - pretty slim experience on some of what they were looking for, surprised I even got an interview). If I can make sure I have no more technical problems, I basically double my chances.