Global Switch interview questions

Was approach on LinkedIn by a agency looking for someone outside of the industry to bring something new to their operations. The first interviewer arrived 15 minutes late, the CEO was 30 minutes late. Poor interview, no respect for the candidates time and lacking professionalism. Very authoritarian style of business. First question was relating to in office 5 days a week and willing to travel and work late at short notice. Which was part of the brief and already confirmed with the recruiter.

I choose to withdraw from the process after an interview that felt disorganised and performative. The talent team dominated the flow, frequently interrupting and repeatedly asking me to restate answers instead of probing constructively, while the hiring lead appeared sidelined and deferential to them. This created a poor signal about decision making and team dynamics, hinting at a culture where those closest to the role have limited influence in hiring decisions and where hierarchy outweighs collaboration. Advice to management: empower hiring leads to take ownership of interviews and train the talent team to facilitate, not control. Repeatedly having a non technical panelist steer the discussion in an irrelevant direction and having candidates repeat answers wastes time and risks losing strong candidates who value open, balanced communication and expect to engage directly with the decision maker.