The interview was supposed to be a technical round, but it was just a discussion. I was asked to describe a few situations and my action on them (non-technical). There were no technical questions.

The interviewer said she wasn't interested in knowing my technical acumen, stating that it could be learned later on. I was happy about this because I knew I would have to catch up on technical stuff before I got into the role. In the end, we closed on a good note.

After some time, I got a call from the HR saying she wanted to collect my details for the next round. I gave the details, and upon telling her my expected salary, she responded, "Then you can apply for a senior role next year." I said, "Okay, fine," and she disconnected.

I mean, what just happened? I called her back and said I wanted to ask one thing: when your HR called me to verify details before the interview, I clearly told her my expectations, so why is it not acceptable now? She replied, "The interviewer recommends you for a junior role."

It is so disappointing that my ability to be in a Solution Architect role was judged by just a discussion. I gave a few interviews before and received offers way higher than what Accenture had to offer, but I waited for this interview to happen. The other companies that interviewed me had a process which included giving presentations, sample architectures, demos, technical questions, or testing my negotiation/sales skills too, and I feel that is fair.

But what happened at Accenture was very unprofessional; I felt it wasn't fair. It is an underestimation of someone's ability. If I had been judged on my skills/technical acumen and rejected, it would have been fair. But this isn't really fair. Very disappointed!

In this way, they will be losing even the best of talents or end up hiring someone worse.

Situation-based question, "what if" - non-technical.