Mbira Technologies interview questions

Two young men asked me a lot of questions about different musical instruments. The general air was positive. When they had accessed that I knew enough about musical instruments to work there, I was given a start date for training.

I applied on via Craigslist. Either that day or the next day they called me back but left no voicemail or extension number. I didn't even receive an email. So, i emailed them back and received no response. The number that they called me on didn't even allow me to leave a voicemail or to speak with someone. So I figured they weren't interested anymore after their attempt to contact me. So, fast forward about 3 days later, I get a call back from the supervisor/manager. I missed his call so I left a voicemail and he didn't call me back that day. The next day I called him back and he said thank you for calling back , he received my voicemail and was going to call me back later that day. We proceeded to with a preliminary interview over the phone before I could go on with the interview process. First , I was asked why am I interested in this type of position...I answered that one. So the next two questions was a deal breaker. He wanted to know, 1. how many keys are on a piano? 2. Does a passive speaker need an amp? I answered them both wrong and he said both questions have to be answered correctly in order to go forward with the interview process. I was thinking to myself like really? I was upset because I felt like those questions were the two most random questions to ask someone. He didn't even touch my musical background or experience and didn't ask about my work experience. I wasn't even given a chance to explain anything.