Bad Interview Experience: I recently went through a four-stage interview process, and while I was hopeful at first, the experience became increasingly frustrating. The first three interviews were with recruiting and managers — they were engaging and relevant, focusing on my experience, skills, and how I could contribute to the team. Then came the fourth and final interview was with VP of HR, which was scheduled for 8 a.m, then at 7:30 I was changed to 8:15 am. The questions she asked were incredibly basic — straight out of a textbook and felt generic and disconnected from the rest of the process. What made it worse was that this type of screening should have happened at the very beginning, not after I’d already invested time and energy into three prior interviews. It gave the impression that the company’s hiring process was disorganized and that they hadn’t taken the time to coordinate internally. By the end of it, I felt disappointed and undervalued. It was a letdown after what had started as a promising opportunity.