I’ve never experienced such a poorly organized interview process. I realized quite late that it was a waste of time. At the end of the third interview (not counting the initial call with HR), I was told I’d need to go through two more interviews—for a basic position with a 25k base salary. The first two interviews felt straightforward. Both interviewers were new in the company (less than six months). In the third interview, the TL followed a very methodical process—asking specific questions like from a checklist. I tried to ask questions and make the interview more conversational, but he wasn’t really engaging. Even though he said he likes questions, he barely spent any time answering. When I asked the recruiter about the hiring date, she seemed unsure what I was referring to. I knew the hiring date is begining of the month, and her scheduling didn’t match up. After I pointed it out, she changed the date. Such elements are red flags. Just proves a growing company reaches a point when things actually get a bit out of control. It could be that it grew too fast or the process is disconsidered.