My experience involved a chat, getting an unpaid assignment, and no feedback. The first-stage interview was on the phone. I had done several hours of research on the company, their clients, and their products, in order to be prepared and professional. It went fine, but there was nearly no talk about the company itself. For reasons beyond me, the company seems to have a dedicated recruiter. This is despite apparently having another HR employee who looks like they could be doing the recruitment process themselves. The recruiter was very polite, but not very technical. This kind of structure made me dig out the company figures on a well-known checking website. What I saw put me off, but I went ahead anyway. Apparently, no notice was taken of my experience or portfolio. I was just sent one of those coding assignments which are usually best targetted at graduates fresh out of uni. The same folk who live at home with their parents, and have no job, commitments, or family of their own; not experienced developers with a proven track record! This assignment looked like it had been rushed out the door ten minutes earlier. The worst developer I've worked with, who failed code reviews every single time but once, would have no trouble. Having said that, I did the assignment to the best standard I could anyway, and sent it back. No acknowledgement. Days later, I got an automated rejection message, which looked like it had been sent by mistake to all candidates when the position closed. No details, no thanks for my time. So, I followed up, asking for clarification or feedback. I expected at least a small response out of courtesy for my effort. I got nothing. I think this company hasn't considered that candidates can review interview processes. It's 2021, and ghosting hard-working people who are desperately needing a job during a pandemic is a very unprofessional thing to do. HR should represent the company in a more positive way.