The entire process took two months.

First stage is applying online. Second, play some games which produce a psychological report. Third stage is to take the online assessments.

Despite receiving good results for both tests, I got an email saying I would not be advancing to the next stage. Four days later, I got a call saying that actually, they would like to invite me to interview. I thought this was a bit strange but wasn't complaining!

The first stage interview went really well; my interviewer was very friendly. You are first given 45 minutes to complete two items. One was a case study – write a quick presentation to show how you would address a business issue. Two was a coding test – answer two short logic problems. I presented my answers and was given a 5-minute break, then the remainder of the first interview was competency-based.

I was then invited to the second interview. You are given a 5-minute presentation to prepare for in a week. I produced a handout and rehearsed it until I felt confident and prepared.

This is where everything went downhill. I arrived for my interview and the receptionist (who seemed to be new, but was trying her best) wasn't sure who was interviewing me or how to get in contact with them. I said I didn't have a name, as I was just told to ask for 'Student Recruitment.' Eventually, they were able to contact my recruitment officer – only to find she was on annual leave. I sat for around 30 minutes.

The first stage interviewer then walked past and later returned to tell me that my interviewer for today was off sick. I said this was fine and I would be happy to reschedule; however, I was told another colleague would conduct it.

I want to preface this by saying I understand that this interviewer had little warning and isn't to blame. It was a Friday, and everyone was in casual wear, so he had to conduct the interview in a t-shirt, with no pen or paper. To start, he did not turn on the lights in the room. The wall is made of frosted glass, so it wasn't completely dark; however, it wasn't ideal lighting to deliver a presentation in. (I'm aware I could have asked for the lights to be turned on, but in my defence, at this stage I was a bit thrown by all the confusion and still very nervous ahead of presenting.)

I completed my presentation, and I had been told to expect a Q&A period, but this didn't happen, and we didn't really discuss the presentation any further. The interview questions were highly abstract and not really technical, ranging from "Do you think Facebook/social media is capable of mind control" to "Tell me about a family member with a quality you admire." I did my best to answer them and think I did okay, considering everything. He wasn't able to answer my questions about the Graduate scheme, but I understood as he was thrown into this. We ended the interview with him saying, "I think you would be a very good fit for the company," and I left feeling a bit uncertain but happy that I had done all I could.

It was at this stage that I realized the entire interview had lasted for around 25 minutes – including 5 minutes presenting. I was worried, as I had been told to expect 1 hour 30 minutes. I contacted my officer and asked when I could expect to hear back, as I knew today did not go as initially planned. (I had asked my interviewer for a turnaround, and he just said Deloitte are known for being slow to get back, but the wait is worth it in order to work here.) I also wanted to let my recruitment officer know that there were some mix-ups, just to have it on record.

I then waited two weeks with no feedback. My recruitment officer was on leave for the first week, when I had sent a couple of follow-up emails. She then returned on Monday and told me that she would chase up the team. Thursday evening, I received a generic email to say I had not been offered a place due to the competitive nature, and that I was welcome to request personal feedback, but here are some of the typical reasons.

I was disappointed and requested my personal feedback to see where I had gone wrong. However, this was never received – maybe due to the fact that my interviewer didn't have pen and paper to make any notes.

Finally, after no response, I decided to send a final email just clarifying the details of what occurred on the day, mostly for record purposes and so that it hopefully won't happen to someone else. I made it clear I didn't hold anyone accountable, but that I was simply disappointed I wasn't able to make use of the full opportunity/time slot and that I also had no feedback to go on, for myself going forward. Again, I received no reply to this email.

My final impression was that Deloitte UK seem to be quite disjointed, to the point of being disorganized. Their communication is poor, and the process itself is highly time-consuming. I put a lot of time and work in at every stage and really wanted this job, but that didn't even warrant personalized feedback in the end.

Do you think Facebook is capable of mind control?