BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE: This company uses Cognitive Assessment tests (IQ tests, essentially) to do an initial filtration of potential candidates. So be aware of that. Insanely unfair in 2024. Firstly, the interview process wasn't as described in the careers' website of said employer. It started off with a simple interview, of 30 minutes, where questions about my professional timeline were made. It was relatively simple and not intimidating at all. After said interview, I got notified that I had advanced, which was fun, until I saw a whole PDF file with TWO (yes, you heard it correctly) two creative tasks, one of them containing 3 sub-tasks besides a key-visual. After putting together a PDF presentation, I then had another interview, in this case with someone from the Design department, where I had the opportunity to present my intentions. Everything was going smoothly, although quite tough on the amount of work given to me without no compensation. I then had advanced to a THIRD one-hour interview with a bunch of on the spot questions, mini case studies, and still, everything felt pretty normal. After a few days, I got an email update on my application that, in 4 very generic lines, told me I wasn't fit, and they had chosen another person for the role. Just like that. No personal feedback about my work or any of my interviews, just a cold email of 4 lines. All this to say: if you're going to put anyone through these many meetings, interviews and tasks, at least be a tad bit more careful and thoughtful in the way you then tell them they weren't a fit, as the way they did this time around doesn't resonate at all with the values the company seems to preach.
