The interview process was chaotic and unprofessionally handled, which says a lot about the company’s internal communication and respect for others’ time. Here's how it played out:
First interview was supposed to be with three senior stakeholders — only one showed up. No explanation given at the time and the partner who is presnet dont know about this. It became an informal chat.
Followed up with the recruiter, who apologised and rescheduled another interview with more relevant stakeholders. That conversation went reasonably well.
Chased the recruiter multiple times to get feedback and understand next steps. Communication was inconsistent and slow throughout.
Was later asked to prepare a presentation deck with a specific brief for the final round. I spent time building a 10-slide deck, confirmed with the recruiter on the morning of the interview that everything was going ahead as planned, she said yes.
However, just 20 minutes before the interview, I was told one of the interviewers had train issues and the session would be postponed. I had to reschedule a client visit to accommodate the new time the next day.
During the rescheduled interview, the interviewers had no idea I was meant to present a deck. They started the session on a completely unrelated note, and the call wrapped up within 30 minutes without acknowledging the work I’d done. It was clear there was no internal alignment on the interview format.
Eventually, after further follow-up, I received a generic rejection, citing that my profile didn’t align with the role - despite the process giving me no real opportunity to showcase what I’d prepared or clarify that alignment.
This wasn’t just a one-off scheduling issue - it reflected a lack of internal coordination, poor planning, and disregard for candidate effort. Being asked to prepare material and then not being given a chance to present it — twice — is not only unprofessional, but frankly insulting.
