I am writing this with immense pain and frustration regarding the way my interview was conducted over the last month. To say that the whole exercise was an ordeal and appeared a farce would be an understatement.

I will try to walk you through the entire experience so that others are aware.

• The interviewer was, or at least appeared, biased towards the MS program. He/She made multiple remarks that seemed to suggest a prejudice towards the students.

• Inexplicable delay: My interview process started on [DATE] and went until [DATE]. During this period, there were times when there was no communication regarding the status, and I was left to wonder if my candidature was being processed at all. I do not think a respected and professional organization should have such substandard outreach towards prospective employees.

• Finally, my candidature was rejected, and I was told that my skill set did not match the requirement. Again, this seems like nothing but a blatant disregard for common professional practices. My resume was vetted and selected based on the requirement. My interview, too, was conducted for the same purpose. I had a very good interaction and was called for multiple rounds (to be precise, six interviews) based on my performance. Then how can I be told, after all the time and effort I invested in this process, that my skills are not what they need? If my answers were unsatisfactory, that should have been communicated to me.

I decided to bring this to your notice as I was really excited and looking forward to working with this esteemed organization, or so I thought. I even considered it a true test of my mettle. What ensued was a bitter and distressing experience, to say the least. An organization that prides itself on extremely high quality of employee satisfaction cannot be expected to have such a low-standard hiring process. I do understand that this only represents my side of the story and is therefore biased.

Finally, what disappointed me the most was not the result of the interview but the whole process itself. I expected more standards from such a big organization, but the standards they displayed were so low that I am happy not to be a part of this organization.

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