Recruiter, Hiring manager, Jam session, then onsite. I was rejected after the jam session and was completely unhappy with the way they graded my jam session. I had followed a very systematic process of solving the case and specific and valid reasons for each step.

I was referred for a role in Bangalore, India. Although I have lived abroad in several different countries, this is the first time I have faced this kind of process. It was very random. The recruiter first scheduled a hiring manager discussion without checking availability and then ignored many requests via email for an initial recruiter call. There was no context provided for the process either. During the HM round, it was a 30-minute call. It was supposed to be an introductory call. But the HM asked me to do a product case. The case didn't align with the needs of the role (what the HM told me was his key skills' requirements) or my experience. The whole call was rushed because he added a 15-20-minute case in a 30-minute call. I never heard back from the recruiter, she said another recruiter would get in touch with me. But the other recruiter also didn't. Today I had a recruiter call for another role in Amsterdam ( where I currently live). However, the recruiter told me I could not apply for 6 months because I spoke to someone on the business side (the Indian hiring manager). It also seems that even though the previous recruiter didn't have the common courtesy to reply to me. She left negative feedback for me that the Amsterdam recruiter refused to talk to me. Lastly, the Amsterdam recruiter could have told me by email that I had a cool-off period instead of wasting my time. If you have an interview, you spend time and energy prepping. Overall, I would say the emotional intelligence of everyone I have interacted with extremely low, especially considering the hard job market.