I received a call from a recruiter four months ago. The initial interaction started well, followed by a month of silence because the manager was unavailable. I then had the first set of Zoom interviews, which went well. I received feedback that the team really liked me and was awaiting an onsite interview. Another three weeks passed in silence. They then requested another set of Zoom interviews, which included different testing and coding questions. Although I executed everything, it seemed they disliked my coding language. They informed me they were not moving forward.

Surprisingly, I received another email a month later, asking for my availability to come onsite. However, this again ended up with a setup for Zoom interviews. I asked the interviewers how they wanted me to code, and they told me they were language-independent. Therefore, I proceeded with a language of my own choice. At the end, I received another rejection, stating they expected me to code in a different language.

My advice: Please ask your interviewers to be specific about the details of the coding language. Furthermore, grow up. Coding in two different OO languages shouldn't make such a significant difference. If a person codes well in one, they should be able to pick up another relatively easily. I am disappointed!

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