It started with a get to know conversation with a general manager. There are made a few assumptions made based on your resume. The GM tries to get confirmations about his pre-made assumptions about you and your work experience in a relatively short time. In a typical Dutch and candid way he/she tries to only focus on skills (which are not mentioned in the job description) which might not have or have 50/50. The so called quasi not standing out skills become then the KO criteria and are used as an excuse not to continue the hiring process or further talks. I consider Berenschot as a very conservative boutique consultancy company compared to competitors in the Dutch business advising consultancy market.