TLDR; The interviewer never showed up
I was SO excited to interview for Hubspot! For context - at the time I got my interview I was deeply depressed in my current position and desperate to find a role where I could find joy in design again. So when I got that email from Hubspot saying I've got through to the first round interview I was ecstatic!
I prepared thoroughly, researching all different sides to the company, what excited me, where I could shine in the role. The day of the interview came. I was incredibly nervous, my palms were sweating, my stomach was doing somersaults. I joined the zoom call, still trying to calm my nerves but knowing that I did more than enough preparation. Then I get an email from the interviewer: I'm so sorry something came up, could we reschedule to the same time tomorrow?
I know how things are so no hard feelings! We rescheduled to the next day. Well the next day came, same nerves, same somersaults in my stomach. I joined the zoom room and waited. And waited some more. Well it turns out I waited the full 30 minutes (the amount of time our interview was) and the interviewer never showed up. I emailed her to check in after 5 minutes, then again at 10, and once more at 30. Did I ever hear back? Surprisingly yes! A full month later I heard back from my interviewer, with no apology and no explanation for wasting my time, only interested in rescheduling for another interview. Well at that point I'd given up entirely.
I try not to judge companies too much on their hiring processes because it's not indicative to the actual job once you're onboarded, but I experienced a level of disrespect during this hiring process that I'd never expected before.
