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Discussion on: Describe the worst job interview you've ever taken part in

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Tito • Edited

I think this is mischievous. I once interviewed for a microfinance institution. The job advert was:

Looking for Software Engineer Intern to join our engineering team

Here is the funny part:

  • Arrived earlier and the offices are not opened, minutes later the offices are opened.
  • I finally meet the interviewers. All with zero experience in software development.
  • After some few questions, I got concerned about their development team. So I had to ask, what's the size of the team I got to work with.
  • Their response was 'you will be working alone, since we don't have a team for now'. Now , this is a red flag. You are suppose to engineer a whole financial system alone within a timeline of 1 month with a compensation of an Intern.
  • To avoid getting hired there , I had to quote salary for a mid-level Software engineer.