Seemed more like an interrogation than an interview. The interviewer seemed to be following a book of questions. Asked two questions that I already gave answers to so I ended up having to repeat myself (taking up valuable time). I asked a general question about the platform and the interviewer said they can't answer it because they don't know much about the software. The interviewer didn't want to turn their camera on even though it was a Zoom call because they will "just be seen writing down answers and that will be boring." Perhaps one of the worst interview experiences.

Unprofessional. I was contacted by a recruiter via Linkedin for a management role. At the time I wasn't interested. I then quit my job, took some time off, and decided to see if the opportunity was still open. They said yes, and sent me the description for an independent contributor. I have been in the industry for 10 years and built 3 CSM teams from the floor up. I'm not taking my career backward. It was already a 50k pay cut since the base was in the 130k range (CSM management makes closer to 200K) but the product truly excited me and passion is also a motivating factor, I then responded that I was only looking for a management role, she confirmed it was still available and sent me the link to book a meeting with another recruiter. The interview took place, she opened with this is for an IC. I reiterated I'm here to discuss the manager role...oh ok, she says... so we then continue the interview, and was told to expect feedback in 2 days. i didn't hear back. I sent a follow-up 3 days after I was expected to hear from her on the next steps. 5 mins later a templated email is sent saying they are passing. I reply asking where they felt I felt short - received crickets. It's perfectly fine I wasn't selected, but the HR team needs to invest in making their staffing team more polished and prepared.