Job applicant rejected by Workday ATS after two-month delay

A job applicant's resume was filtered out by a Workday ATS in under a minute, and the rejection was automatically communicated two months later on a Sunday. The applicant believes no human reviewed their application before the automated rejection was sent.

Date it happened

2026-05-12

Organisation involved

Workday

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