My interview experience felt disjointed and not well aligned with the nature of the role.
I was contacted almost six months after submitting my application, and limited information was provided about the position in advance. During the interview, however, I was asked to respond to detailed, role-specific questions, which was challenging given the lack of clarity provided beforehand.
The interview questions appeared highly scripted, which limited the ability to have a natural, conversational dialogue and made it difficult to fully demonstrate relevant experience.
Some questions did not seem appropriate for a role of this level. For example, being asked to list multiple uses for a pen felt overly simplistic and not reflective of the expectations associated with an auditing-focused position. There were also questions requiring detailed recall of graduate-level work from twenty years ago, rather than focusing on current, applicable skills.
It did not appear that my resume had been reviewed in depth prior to the interview.
Additionally, the majority of interviewers kept their cameras off during the virtual interview, which created a more impersonal experience and made it challenging to build rapport.
Overall, there seemed to be a lack of cohesion in both the interview structure and team dynamics. This contributed to a perception that the organizational culture may not be strongly established, which made it difficult to fully engage in the interview process.