Something similar actually happened to me. Somebody called me about a job application I submitted through craigslist/email 6-7 years ago. This was while I was a student. I had to tell the lady that I don't even live in the same area.
A number of years ago I was internally referred to a role at one of the FAANGs. When speaking with the recruiter or hiring manager they seemed pretty confused at why I was even qualified. Eventually I asked them what address was written at the top of the resume they were looking at.
"Ah yes. You seem to have a copy of the resume I entered into your system fresh out of high school."
I applied for ~30 positions at Halliburton over 1.5 years while I was working within the plant for a private contractor.
Then about 2.5 years after the first and I had left... I got them all back at once with a a flood of boiler emails saying "this particular position has been filled at this time, apply again." Someone's queue had grown embarrassingly large and they scrubbed it with a single command.
It got me thinking of some cyber-enhanced future war where dead soldiers go into a queue and after the war is over someone releases the flood of "We regret to inform you" emails all at once. Using the same command probably.
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Obviously this is nowhere near 48 years.
"Ah yes. You seem to have a copy of the resume I entered into your system fresh out of high school."
Then about 2.5 years after the first and I had left... I got them all back at once with a a flood of boiler emails saying "this particular position has been filled at this time, apply again." Someone's queue had grown embarrassingly large and they scrubbed it with a single command.
It got me thinking of some cyber-enhanced future war where dead soldiers go into a queue and after the war is over someone releases the flood of "We regret to inform you" emails all at once. Using the same command probably.
If you are in the UK it was a gray post. Oh wait it's the other way round. I was thinking wrong.