I received an email to schedule a screening call several weeks after applying. She called me right on time which I appreciated but from there it went downhill. The first issue was her line had a terrible connection and she kept cutting out. Second, she had a very thick accent so the combination of the two caused me to listen closely and try to fill in the gaps as to what she said. On top of that, she came across as if calling me was an annoyance. So obviously, there was no ice breaker or general chit chat. Instead it started with “The way this works is I ask you questions and you answer”. Ok? I know this is an interview and typically that’s how it goes but sheesh! I acknowledged and we proceeded with the Q&A. Luckily, it started with the typical screening questions and I could pretty much figure out what was being asked. Then it went into questions on specific skills for the role. Several times I apologized and asked her to repeat the question which obviously annoyed her. One of the times I was literally trying to figure out what she said (and I worried she’d hang up on me if I ask her to repeat herself again) and I must have been too silent for too long because she felt the need to somewhat yell “are you still there?” Twice after asking me role specific questions (that requires a detailed answer) she felt the need to interrupt me which completely threw me off. Needless to say, this was the worst interview of my life and I don’t think I stood a chance at getting the job from the moment my phone rang and not because of my lack of experience or skills, either. Smh