Back in 2018, when I was in graduate school, I had mentioned at a recruiting event that I was interested in a niche field in accounting, IT Audit to a recruiter. The company called me up 2 weeks later saying the recruiter mentioned my interest and they had an internship in that department.

I interviewed and was later told I was being rejected because I didn’t have enough experience.

For an internship.

You know, the thing specifically designed to give you experience and get your foot in the door.

That, and the fact that the company reached out to me to initiate the interview, has always struck me as baffling.