Interview questions were basic, the sort of things one should know if they have worked on automation testing. The interviewers were polite.

The process was chaotic, though. With the exception of the first round of phone interviews, all the F2F interviews were scheduled in a strange way. Twice, I was asked to show up for F2F discussions within hours of their call. HR did not mail me an invite once (apparently sent to the wrong person), and one time, after setting the interview date for two days later, the hiring manager called me up an hour later and asked me to show up for the interview that same date. He mentioned news of a possible hiring freeze but, post the final round, while he was gushing about being very happy with how the discussions went, he mentioned that more people were being interviewed until the coming Friday. So, I honestly didn't understand why he rushed me when my interview was originally scheduled for Thursday.

The interviews went great, the manager seemed happy too, and we discussed my notice period. He said I should be receiving a final call from HR regarding the interview results and other formalities.

A week went by, and I didn't hear anything. I reached out to the manager, and he said the process was still going on (??) and that he would keep me updated. I was very disappointed because, from the interviews and the manager's response, it seemed like I was a sure shot for that role. I started interviewing elsewhere, landed another job, and handed in my papers.

I reached out to the hiring manager about a month later, asking if there were any updates and mentioning that I was serving my notice period, so I was available to join earlier than initially planned. Only then did he mention that a hiring freeze was in place and said he would keep me posted. He never did, and I joined the other company.

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