A recruitment agency approached me with an opportunity, and I was excited to explore it with Swiggy.

The first round was a phone screen, which was more about understanding my previous work experience. Impressed, they invited me for a face-to-face interview.

The first round was a design round, and it went well. The second round was a Data Structures round, and it did not go as well as I had hoped. I misunderstood the question but later answered it correctly. As I wanted to make up for the lost time, I sought an extension. The interviewer said that after all other rounds were over, we could discuss it further, which I found reasonable.

There were three more rounds after that, and they went well. By 8 pm, people had left for the day, and the Data Structures round did not happen again. I then left for the day.

I contacted the recruitment agency after four days. They mentioned there might be one more round with a VP and that they might contact me. A week passed, and nobody contacted me. I reached out to the recruitment agency again, and they also did not know why I hadn't been contacted. I called the HR, but they did not pick up, nor was the call returned.

Three days later, the recruitment agency person conveyed that they were not moving forward with my candidature. I sent an email to HR asking for feedback. As you might have guessed, it was not answered either.

Firstly, they took a considerable amount of time to say no. Secondly, they did not bother to return my call, nor did they find it worthwhile to respond to my email. I find this unacceptable. Being open and providing feedback does not cost them anything. In fact, it would be helpful for the candidate. If we don't accept their offer, wouldn't they want to know why?

1. Give an instance where your decision went wrong.

2. Give an instance where you solved a complex problem.