Initial interview and conversation with HR on background and experience and more about the advertised role and questions I might have. Relaxed and conversational. Standard information gathering and questions asked were not difficult.

Very negative experience. I participated in 2 interviews - one for senior and one for junior position. The HR person was very kind and spent his time on explaining what can be expected - so I have spent in total 2 days for tests and preparations which were a part of the process. The test was the first thing that came in (before even a chat with someone) with a list of instructions and links on how to prepare for it. Test was completed for 96%. Then there was a meeting with the hiring manager h**self - the person was late for the interview and asked for some time to read through my CV. Apparently the manager was looking for somebody with a very specific skill set - questions that I received was very specific for fintech and without a prior experience it is impossible to know what the manager wants from you in a reply. That was a hard pass (which I could understand), but the feedback literally made me extremely frustrated - straight-forward "you don't understand the basics of your own field" in which I worked for years. Okay, that was sad, but I understood where the manager came from. I still tried my luck and asked for an interview for a basic accounting position - requirement was 1+ year of experience, and I had more than 7. The interview was great, I responded to everything, the manager explained that the position is usually a very manual accounting work and usually you get only one account (or several) to book for whilst I was working with 100% consolidation of all accounts and then reporting and controlling it further on. I felt that I nailed it, and surprisingly received a feedback that I'm not a match because I lack experience..... The level of my frustration is very high. Processes take very long time, and I genuinely don't understand who these people are looking for. The first rejection was understandable but the second one was just a joke.