I had: ▪️a phone interview ▪️a technical test ▪️a face-to-face with the Architect on premises ▪️ then *another* interview with the CTO and tech lead, including another tech test. The whole process took a month due to staff holidays. I turned down another role because I thought this one was going so well! The second interview was needlessly aggressive: lots of ‘how would you deal with this problem?’ ‘But what if THAT didn’t work? What then, EH?!’ Really weird! They have *no* female devs in the UK. Not one. Only their contract devs in Poland have a female presence. They have no diversity monitoring (hence why it’s turned into a vanity project tech hub made up of white dudes with beards). They hand waved away my question about how they ensure a diverse team. They admitted I was the *only* woman they have interviewed. In the end, I was turned down because, during the second tech test, I didn’t write the tests first (a faux pas) which I OWNED and apologised for. I’m not perfect and it was a legitimate goof. I wouldn’t mind but they could see from the rest of the test that it *had* been coded TDD because that’s how I normally work. One goof in over a month of commitment, jumping through hoops and good faith effort on my part. Nope. I’m apparently not even worth a trial or a probation. Only apply if you’re a white guy and you’re a ‘rock star’. Utter waste of my time and I’ve been shown 0 respect. Everything on their terms with all the commitment coming from my side. AVOID.

Very concrete questions showing your abilities and knowledge. Asking for background info, then what u know/what u will bring to the business. How u will approach the new challenges. All the questions which are normal for any employer.