Long interview rounds, around six rounds of 30+ minutes each. The interview strategy was pretty basic and nothing special: a cultural interview, a "technical" interview, and a code practices assessment.

I'd strongly suggest avoiding this process in the future, and here's why:

• The recruiter advised preparing for the technical interview based on incorrect information. I was advised to prepare theory, but upon entering the interview, I was presented with a code examination on a strange, limited framework.
• The interviewer was invalidating and unsupportive, ultimately dismissive of my experience.
• The "technical" interview had no relation to the job at hand; it seemed designed to assess familiarity with an unknown framework.
• The recruiters' response after the interviews was again invalidating.

Even if I had received an offer, solely based on the recruiter's advice and the interviewer's attitude, I would have declined. Assigning a label and "evaluation" when you don't know precisely what the candidate has been doing is entirely unprofessional. The bad practices, including extensive rounds and tasks unrelated to the job, also contribute to this.

What experience do you have in test automation?