I'm in Europe, monster isn't widely used here. As for Indeed, nothing good has come out of it for me. I've sent applications to it and it's like some black hole. And it's not my resume either because clearly it gets interviews. IF they bother to look and it isn't an internal hire again.
It is a thing yes. I'm just pissed off that this company reached out to me, scheduled an interview with me over phone, had the interview with me and the person made himself feel less guilty by calling and talking about how good of a candidate I am. Just send a fucking email like everyone else. I think that was what makes me feel the worst about the situation.