I got a call for Maersk hiring drive. It was friday and I was still working on my MEC. The lady asked me to submit the online test within an hour, I told her that I was busy and cannot do that immediately. She kept persuading me and I somehow managed to complete it in the next 3-4 hours, after taking care of my deliverables. She then said you are shortlisted and you need to walk in to the office tomorrow (Saturday). She offered me 2 slots, I selected the 2nd option which was late in the afternoon, as I already had 1 zoom interview scheduled in the morning with some other organization. Then she kept on insisting that I should reach as early as possible, there was a constant follow up, I reached an hour earlier than the scheduled time. When I reached there were around 300 candidates in the office. For the role of liner accountant we were 8-10 people. I was the last person in that list, my interview started after 2 hours. It was for not more than 15 minutes. They asked me to speak about any IFRS std. I was comfortable with. I started speaking about lease. They heard me for 5 minutes, then one of them said it was an old standard. The other fellow said I was conceptually right. But, the fact is the interviewers knowledge was not updated or he was confused. I discussed the same points with an IFRS expert post my interview. He advised me that even though what I said was right, that particular point was contraversial due to lack of knowledge with some people. He said many of them don't read & interpret it correctly. (Finance vs operating lease. Even if this concept is washed off for a 'lessee' for a 'lessor' it still exsits, but as per the interviewer it is washed off completely) It's a no brainer, that they did not hire me. But I am happy that I did not have to work with such egoistic people. It is fine, if you do not know, but the attitude is not acceptable.

The procedure takes several months. In the meanwhile the personnel changed. Based on the comments of the interviewees, i was given a misogynistic impression at the executive level. It seems to be that serious opportunities and perspectives only given through relationships and that qualifications and experience are irrelevant. There are Insead rope parties.