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I work a White collar field, and recently had an in-person interview where I was not selected. Notes below:

1. I had two rounds, likely would have been 3. It should have been 2 (HR and hiring manager). But I got stuck with two women that worked roles at a similar role in chain of command. It should be HR if they know the role, direct manager, and then next level up as a tiebreaker as needed.

2. I felt like this wasted my time, because I was prepared with technical answers pertaining to the role and had to field questions like "Tell me a time you worked with a tough deadline". The preliminary HR recruiter call was the same. No knowledge of basic functions of role, just checking if I had a pulse.

3. Sort of. They were recently acquired by vulture capital. They couldn't be 100% certain whether "right-sizing" would happen as it often does, and were baffled when I mentioned their stock was going down despite the DJIA going on a coke bender. The interviewers should be able to talk about the company's health as a whole.

4. N/A

5. Liked: None
Disliked: Wasting my time on bubbly grrrl boss shit, no replies to reasonable follow-up requests, no transparency on process.