I suppose one of the best ones i have encountered so far is where the caller tells you it’s a test, then tell you about the format of the test, without mentioning anything about an interview. And this was after you asked pretty much about the session he was inviting you for.
Upon finishing the test, the person who called you would ask if you were free for a short “talk”. At this point he would invite a senior consultant in (and the director too if he’s available). This “talk” slowly became an interview, and then became a test of technical know-hows.
It’s not a surprise that i crashed. I knew i screwed up when the interviewer only dropped a couple of question on competency based interview questions and then focus all his remaining energy on popping names of models and asking you to explain the details to him.
I wonder why that was the only time i encountered such a situation. Whether it would be nationality of the company, or having an “analytical consultant” (by the way he does this he definitely can’t be a consultant in this particular field) to conduct an interview.
I say, leave the interviewing job to the real HR interviewers. They do a better job in seeking out the competencies which in my honest opinion should be the focus of the search of candidate. Of course i am entitled to personal biasness in my opinion because i cannot remember much of what i had learnt. Save for game theory which is probably the only subject i can claim to be knowledgeable in.
Well it’s not like i want to work in this particular field in the first place.
So cheers to 6 more weeks to end of semester and a real prospect of graduating without any job offer.
