It was first scrining callThe interview process consisted of an initial screening call with a recruiter. She explained the company, the role, and the next steps in the hiring process. The conversation was friendly and professional, but it seemed that my background may not fully match the requirements for this specific role.

I had a screening call with a talent partner, before the first round with the hiring manager, which was a problem solving interview. I was given advice ahead of time, around them wanting to see my problem solving skills. Essenitally I was given a business problem and they wanted me to talk through how I would approach it. In the guidance they said it isn't about reaching a specific solution, as there can be many right solutions, the evaluation is all about elements of problem solving. Anyway I was rejected after this stage and the feedback I was given was around the solution I landed on during this exercise.

5-6 stages. During the screening, I asked if I needed to have a particular experience since it was the direction I'd lead, and I was explicitly given an answer that it was not required. After the 2nd interview, it turned out they needed this experience :/