Interview Red Flags

What is the one thing that you find about the candidate. And will lead to its rejection. 🥲 Answer in comments……. 

In your experience, what are some tell tale signs during interviews about a company?

Hello people, We are building a recruitment platform to make hiring easy and fun. Having worked with a recruitment startup, we weren't able to hire for our own team. Hire first, fire faster mode ON tha humara. So, we found this gap mostly in the early stage startups who don't invest in their recruitment properly. So can you guys please share your experiences with landing a job with early stage startups.

I’m not a big fan of 6 rounds of Dynamic programming, but, should easy interviews be viewed as red flags? I recently landed an offer from a startup ( <50 employees ). They had only 1 tech round ( API development assignment ). Rest was talking to folks. Should I view this as a red flag? Do you have any alternative experiences?

How many folks here 100% refuse to share last salary and are adant that HR state their budget. How do you guys do it and also has it ever happened that you needed up losing a great opportunity coz of this???

Do hiring managers not go ahead with a candidate if they feel intimated or feel the candidate is better than them? You know you have answered most questions well but you get a rejection mail after 3 rounds of interview. Just curious.

1. Red flags during the interview conversations 2. Red flags on social platforms - Glassdoor etc 3. Red flags on LinkedIn

Recently, I underwent an interview process where the first round went smoothly, but things took an unexpected turn in the second round. The HR representative informed me that they hadn't even reviewed my CV yet, prompting a spontaneous "tell me about yourself" conversation. Despite feeling positive about the interview, I was ultimately rejected without receiving any clear explanation as to why. Reflecting on the experience, I can't help but wonder what might have gone wrong. It's possible that the HR representative had already made up their mind about a preferred candidate, turning my interview into a mere formality. Alternatively, it's conceivable that the interviewer was fatigued after a long day of conducting interviews, leading to a less thorough evaluation of my candidacy. Regardless of the reasons behind the outcome, it's disheartening to feel as though my efforts were disregarded. As candidates, we invest significant time and energy into preparing for interviews, hoping for the opportunity to contribute to an organization we admire. In situations like these, it's crucial for HR professionals to act responsibly and ethically, providing transparent communication throughout the process. While I had hoped to receive feedback or at least a notification regarding the outcome, days passed without any communication from the company. The realization that I had not secured the position was disappointing, leaving me to contemplate the lessons learned from this experience and the importance of resilience in the face of setbacks.

I recently had an interview with a well-known e-commerce company in Dubai, and honestly, it didn’t go as smoothly as I’d hoped. The Sr. Product Manager showed up 30 minutes late for our 1-hour interview. After her intro, I barely got started on answering her question when she had to leave for another meeting. About 15 minutes later, she emailed me saying she was done with the meeting and wanted to continue. We picked up where we left off, but she seemed pretty distracted and didn’t really listen when I asked her a question at the end. Now, they’ve sent me a take-home design assignment that seems related to a new product they might launch. I’m torn – I like the role, but that first impression has me wondering if I should keep going. What do you all think? Should I give it another shot or move on? Would love to hear your thoughts!