I applied for the role and soon after received an invitation for the first-round interview with Denisa Laurinová, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner at Make.

The interview lasted about 30 minutes and was mainly a general check of my experience and personal fit. Denisa explained that I would need to wait for further steps because the principal engineer was on vacation.

I was then given a test assessment, which I spent a full week completing and polishing. I had enough time and wanted to deliver a better result. I finished my work and submitted it.

After a while, I received an invitation for the second interview, this time with one of the company's engineers.

We discussed my test assessment, including its strengths and weaknesses. The interviewer told me I had done a great job and had only minor issues. Unfortunately, I wasn't asked any technical questions, so my skills and experience weren't properly evaluated.

In the end, I received a standard rejection, stating they had chosen another candidate who performed better in both the interviews and the home assignment. This was disappointing because I delivered strong results on the test and met all the criteria, but my skills weren't properly assessed.

In my view, this reflected a lack of professionalism on the part of both HR and the technical interviewer.

It was a shame, as the company and team seemed promising based on the initial conversations.

Why did I decide to be a programmer?