Hollywoodbets-stop trying with unemployed people

I app**** for the Team Leader position at Hollywoodbets in Cape Town and was initially excited when Nomthandazo, a recruiter from the company, called to discuss which branch would be most suitable for me. She mentioned several vacancies, including Parow and other branches, and I chose Waterfront based on her guidance.

I then received an email stating that interview invites for 11 and 12 September were duplicated and that new invites would be sent. I waited patiently and followed up multiple times, but as of 11 December, I have still not received any updated invite. Nomthandazo ignored all my follow-up emails, despite having raised my hopes.

She even encouraged me to bring along a former colleague who also qualified for the role. We were both unemployed and eager to secure this opportunity. As job seekers, we spent our limited resources going to Internet cafés just to follow up, only to realize that our time, effort, and hopes were being toyed with.

This experience has been extremely unprofessional, misleading, and disrespectful to applicants. I hope sharing this helps others approach Hollywoodbets’ recruitment process with caution and encourages the company to handle future recruitment responsibly.