There was a pre-interview assignment submission, which every company has, where they asked me to find the flaws in their current website and asked to redesign it. I got selected in that round and then was called for an interview. It was all ok then, but in the interview, I found out how unprofessional they were. The office had a specific dress code for that day of the week, which the HR did not notify me about, even though I asked the HR if there were any dress codes. So that's how my first impression was ruined because my confidence dropped to the ground. I was the only person in the office in throat-clenching formals, and the rest of the staff was in comfies and casuals. But still, I somehow prepared myself and went into the meeting room, where, after a few minutes, the senior designer came and asked me questions about the project I had submitted. After that, he asked me about my educational background, experience, and the reason why I got interested in design. Even after that dress code incident, the conversation somehow went well. He went outside and told me to wait for some time as he went to the founder. My next meeting was going to be with him. But guess what, something clicked in him. He came back, and I was told that my UX part was really impressive, but I'd need to work a little more on my UI part. So, for now, we are keeping your application on hold. I was told to go home, work on the design once again, and submit it. Then they'll see what will be the next step. But guess what happened? I went, I worked and got rejected, and was told that I should try after a year or so. And that was really not a good way to tell someone that. They could've told me that on that very day. So that the week I spend on their work, wouldn't have been wasted.