The company asked me first for a home exercise. Then they asked me to come to their office far away and do a behavioral panel + technical test. I had the test with 3 guys in total who asked me to do an exercise under certain limitations. I was asked to detect a user’s input without using javascript - i.e a CSS keylogger The test was impossible to solve. I came close but I saw no way to do the exercise under the limitations they put in. Eventually I gave up and asked to see the solution. When I saw the solution my heart fell. It didn’t work, Not unless you rendered the input as a React controlled form component, but that obviously requires JavaScript to run. They just copy-pasted an exercise and didn’t even test it to see if it works. There are ways to do it with plain CSS but they’re not perfect and definitely not in the context of a short skill demonstrating exercise. Apparently they were not even aware of them. I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t know about it even now. They liked me, or so they claimed, and wanted me to start working but all of a sudden they “realized” that they made some mistake and the position “changed” so they couldn’t proceed and didn’t have the position we discussed previously, at full details, and which they knew all the necessary details upfront, in advance of the interview. What a waste of time and how unprofessional could you be? Really? You don’t have the position anymore? Right after you pick my brains for a home exercise and technical interview ? What a coincidence.

The company approached me and had these steps 1. phone screening with HR 2. technical screening with technical guy 3. behavioral panel with 2 interviewers + technical questions The behavioral panel was very awkward and unbelievably long and exhausting. I felt the interviewers to be very intrusive. Even though they mentioned they work mostly remote they seemed to have an issue with a desire to work remotely. I think it’s possible that they only pretend to work remotely for the time being due to great demand but once things “settle down” after covid they’ll return to working from the office full time. After many personal questions they proceeded to the technical part. They were either impressed or just pretended to be impressed with my technical skills. It’s hard to say when dealing with Israeli interviewers in HiTech companies. It was much different in Europe & USA - interviewers were more honest and direct. I believe they had already disqualified me after the behavioral panel but that did not stop them from doing the (unpaid) technical part for no reason. Of course they are getting paid for it so why not? I also got the feeling they were using me as a way to test their product and glean fresh perspectives and ideas they could implement. After that they pretty much ghosted me without feedback. Other than saying they had some issues and requirements I did not meet. But did not say what issues and requirements. I think it is unprofessional and disrespectful of a candidate's time to hide job requirements from candidates and then after having them spend unpaid time say that you were looking for something else without saying what it is. Israeli recruiters/interviewers are sometimes highly discriminating. So those requirements and issues could have been the color of my eyes for all I know. They did mention they were impressed with my professional ability and I do not believe they lied so it was probably a “character flaw”, which in Israel could literally mean anything. They did mention written feedback but were extremely evasive and said that I can’t have any access to it. Too bad transparency is not part of the company's policy towards candidates.