First time was with Apple just before the New Year. At first, I was paranoid and thought Apple was reading my texts or reviewing my device service logs to determine if I was a good fit immediately after requesting to schedule a time to chat, but over the course of 2 months, it's happened 2 more times.
It's always "hey! thanks for applying! To kick off the interview process, we want to schedule a time for you to chat with the hiring manager! What times will you be available?" After I reply with a few timeslots, I don't hear back from them. Is there some sort of new-age algorithm that tries to detect if a potential candidate is "passionate" in his reply or something? I just don't understand.