After passing the CodeSignal and the HR interview, I had my first 1:1 technical interview with a senior software engineer. The entire interview consisted of questions and tasks related to skills that were not mentioned anywhere in my CV. I actually provided a solution to the task using the technologies I am familiar with, but the interviewer refused and kept insisting that I use other tools. Honestly, it felt like the interviewer didn’t even take the time to read my résumé or prepare the interview based on my actual skill set. Overall, it was the worst interview experience I’ve ever had. Even when I clearly stated that I wasn’t familiar with certain technologies but could solve the problem using others, the interviewer didn’t consider that at all. [BCGX CASABLANCA]

Multi-stage process for a fullstack internship (React/Node/TS/REST APIs/databases/clean code). Started with CodeSignal assessment (4 coding exercises), HireVue one-way video (6 behavioral questions), and first live coding (60 mins, collaborative with helpful hints from Senior Engineer). Advanced to second 60-min technical round with Lead Engineer. The provided case study (datasets + fullstack skeletons) was discarded; instead, focused on unrelated CV project and gave vague task to build a mathematical expression parser/evaluator from scratch. No guidance, frequent silence, camera/mic off. Felt dismissive and non-collaborative. Rejected immediately after with no feedback.