Fairly standard and straightforward. I already knew some contacts within the company, so I spoke directly with an internal HR representative. Dina seemed nice at first, but her approach shocked me. I have been comfortable in interviews for about six to seven years now; this was a first.

Asking questions that clearly show a lack of interest and displaying an aggressive attitude towards the interviewer, where you don't take any questions, is the last thing you want to do, especially when you haven't even read the contents of the CV nor tried to match any skills that correspond directly with the position itself.

She couldn't tell me about the team's overall structure or the framework it uses, but at the same time, she kept repeating sentences like, "I am looking for..." It's not you who is looking; it's the company, and you are doing your due diligence on behalf of the company/hiring manager.

Understanding that you are dealing with seniors in the industry is a must. Kindly drop the slang terminology when we have just spoken for the first time.

Great company with some amazing people, yet please review your interviewing process. The feedback was also extremely generic and again showed that she spent five seconds constructing the email by literally copying and pasting the high-level spec of the job without giving any reason why.

Verdict: A waste of time unless you want to see how HR resources can waste other people's time and create a bad reputation for the company.

Incredibly stupid questions about the job/brief that the interviewer had at hand. I'm sorry, but when you don't take the time to familiarize yourself with the candidate's CV and ask the same exact question, like "Do you do this?", it just shows how unprofessional you are when you represent the company.