Mixed experience overall. I was contacted quickly for an initial phone screen and then given an SEO test case. Although I was asked to focus purely on SEO strategy rather than content improvement, I was surprised to find that the source material contained substantial language and grammar issues and did not read like professionally written content.
Another part of the task was affected by strict regulatory constraints around advertising, which I raised during the final interview along with an alternative (though limited) approach. The discussion that followed suggested I could have simply disregarded these restrictions, which felt surprising for a company operating in an environment where legal compliance is essential.
It became clear during the conversation that my SEO experience wasn’t specialised enough for the role without on-the-job training, which I was open to. Despite being told I’d hear back within two days at the latest, the rejection came a week after the interview.