I applied online. The process took two weeks.

Red flag! I was surprised to get a call as the role I initially applied for was now unavailable. However, Tom, an internal recruiter, informed me that he liked the look of my CV and wanted to interview me for a role not advertised yet. Great, I thought!

After my initial chat with Tom, a forty-five-minute call was scheduled with a Web Engineer where we talked about my experience to date. It was nothing too technical and very informal. I thought the interview went fine, but unfortunately I received an email a few days later detailing that I was unsuccessful. I asked for feedback but have been ghosted.

I've been scratching my head about it because I know the interview went well, and I've been in the industry long enough to answer basic Frontend questions like "Tell me about a project you worked on recently". I guess the joke is on them really. The guy interviewing me didn't even know anything about some modern React state libraries like Zustand or Jotai. When I talked about NextJS app router, he seemed either disinterested or that he didn't know what I was talking about. I think he was offended when I told him I've been using SCSS Modules over Styled Components recently as it suited our needs and reduced complexity. That was the only thing he had an opinion on, even though I told him I've used Styled Components in various projects and it is good in certain scenarios. Thanks for wasting my time!

Tell me about a project you are proud of.