My first phone screen went very well. I was more than qualified for the position, so that wasn't a surprise to me.

Then, I had a technical phone screen. I was very disappointed with the interviewer.

Initially, the interviewer was late for the phone call. After apologizing, I was asked about my experience and background. The interviewer misread my resume, asking me about places where I worked in the past, believing I was still employed there.

After talking a bit more, I was told that I needed a laptop or PC to continue with the process and do some practice testing. This would have been good information to have beforehand. It was definitely not something to spring on a candidate during the actual interview.

Unlike my first couple of phone screens, in which the interviewer's questions were clear and concise, this interviewer's questions were not very defined or well organized.

To top everything off, the interviewer had a heavy accent that was very difficult to understand via telephone, especially at times when the interviewer was mumbling in a low voice or seemed distracted.

Given everything, the interviewer was clearly not prepared for the interview and probably not 100% qualified to give a proper one, considering how disorganized and unprepared they were.

It's a very unfortunate situation because good candidates are the ones who get disqualified for positions like these when the interviewer isn't prepared or qualified to screen candidates. If a candidate sets aside the time for an interview and presents a good resume, please give them the courtesy of reading it and investing more effort when you are in a hiring role.

Needless to say, I was turned down for the job after the poor technical screening.

I was asked about "current" responsibilities at a company I hadn't worked at since the previous year.

How would you go about testing a website?

Why would you want to work as a QA Engineer where you are merely contributing, when you previously worked in a QA Leadership role?