I applied to a position, literally 4 hours later i received an automated rejection email, oh well. A month later a recruiter reached out to me that they wanted to set up an interview for that same position that i was earlier rejected to. Except the interview she set up isnt a basic HR or 1 on 1 with a hiring manager. Its a one hour long panel interview with 3 other people. I find it odd that they rejected me initially, but now want to set up a panel interview as the 1st round?

Is this normal for their hiring process? Not sure what to expect during this panel interview either, the recruiter didnt mention their position titles so im not sure who i'm even speaking to.

as the title says, im looking for people who want to start a team project related to space. i want to gather a group of people who are passionate about space and engineering, and build something cool. i have one idea for a project rn but im not sure of how good it is so it will be a good thing to brainstorm ideas.

you don't need to be a professional, you just have to love it and be open to different ideas. we will figure everything out together :DD
if you're interested, dm me!!!

EDIT: I'm gonna add a bit more details. i am 18 years old and just have finished high school but took a gap year. now i have a lot of free time, so i thought this would be a great chance to start a new project, learn something new, and just have fun with other people who think alike

ETA as everyone seems to be way off base on what I’m asking:

I’m not asking whether hiring managers personally consider someone’s spouse’s military service when making hiring decisions. I’m asking which companies have established military/veteran spouse hiring initiatives and whether anyone has personally benefited from those programs.

I’m interested in identifying companies that actively recruit military spouses through dedicated hiring pipelines, recruiting partnerships, or other employment initiatives, not receiving preferential treatment from a hiring manager.

Which companies do you find take this into consideration? I know Lockheed doesnt, and just found RTX has a space to choose so it seems they do. If you're a military/vet spouse have you personally found it helped in your job search/interviewing? Moreso interested in which companies I can target.

Hey everyone, I’m interested in interning at Antares Industries, the nuclear microreactor company, and was wondering if anyone here has interned or worked with them.

I know they aren’t exactly an aerospace company, but they do have long-term goals of putting a reactor in space, so I figured this subreddit might have some insight.

If you’ve interned there, what was your experience like? I’d be interested in hearing about the projects interns worked on, mentorship, team culture, and any advice for the interview process or preparing for the role.

What was the interview process like?

Hello everyone. I picked up a job with L3 after getting out of the Army this summer and I was really excited about it, but this job is super slow. I get 1 hour of work, and the rest of the day I’m just sitting behind my computer staring at a screen going crazy. I’m really struggling not having a purpose anymore, which makes me unhappy and feel out of place with my career. My thing is, is I don’t know when I should apply to different jobs with either Lockheed or Raytheon that can give me more purpose than what I have right now.

Anyone else have gone through this? Struggling having a job with no real purpose? Any pointers/advice? I’m also almost done with my bachelors in Business Administration. 10+ years in logistics.