I applied through a Recruitment Agency advertising a C# Developer Role in the London Finance Sector. After a day or two the Recruitment Agency asked me by proxy to undertake a C# programming assessment on a home computer submitted as a .zip file. The assessment consisted of half a page of text detailing what the C# application should do.

The process included three stages: an initial HR screening, a technical assessment, and a final technical interview at BNP Paribas. The first two stages were well-structured and professional. However, during the final technical interview, the discussion was stopped very early after the first question, with feedback that my profile was not a match. As an experienced engineer, I believe stopping an interview at such an early stage is not a professional approach, as it does not allow a fair assessment of a candidate’s overall skills. In my own experience of interviewing candidates, I always continue for a reasonable duration since it’s understood that not every question will be answered perfectly, and a broader evaluation gives a more accurate picture.