Started with a hiring manager 30 min. Went really well.

After that moved on to 5 people panel 30-45 min each

That’s when it started turning really bad. First person was so excited to share his solution of the problem he asked, that he didn’t even listen to mine.

Every time I would say something they’d redirect it into how they solved it, felt like they were trying to prove to me and themselves about how good it was.

Second person never showed up. Only to call me later. They did apologize but that was a bit unprofessional, especially that I didn’t receive and communication. And when I was trying to reach out to recruiter I never got a reply.

2 people were quite nice.

And the last person came so uninterested, that I felt like they already filled the position and they just needed to finish the process with me. They were literally just sitting there watching at me without any concrete question just waiting for it to finish.

The caliper test in 2026 is a complete nonsense. The most wasted 1.5h of my life. If 6 meetings with different people is not enough for you to understand my personality, then are you sure about your competencies ?

And after all this wasted time they didn’t even bother rejecting me via email, just ghosted.