The first contact was very cordial via email by HR and an interview was scheduled. It was then postponed at the last moment by the hiring manager, who then took quite some time to respond and reschedule. When it finally happened, it was brief and was given a study to be submitted in five days. It was the lengthiest case study I have ever done, and I have done a fair share for consulting roles. I prepared 15+ slides involving a lot of research and framework building with scoring mechanism. Once I submitted it, I didn't hear for a long time and once I reached out. I just got a response that they have decided not to go ahead with my application. NOT EVEN A CHANCE TO PRESENT A CASE STUDY? never happened in my professional experience. Reeks of toxic culture and just using interviews for "consulting projects". The hiring manager already had a bit of condescending tone of "I and my boss are from consulting background". Good for you.
