Thank you for your feedback. As we haven’t had a live vacancy in this area for some time it is a shame you didn’t highlight your concerns during the process. We pride ourselves on providing a positive candidate experience and I’m sorry to hear that your recruitment fell below our usual high standards. Our typical interview process does involve three stages, however, from time to time we do ask candidates to attend further meetings when it can be of mutual benefit. On this occasion you were asked to speak to a member of staff who had previously worked in the role and this may have given you some useful insight into the day to day expectations. We do provide all our Hiring Managers with comprehensive interview skills training that should avoid any incidents of this nature occurring. One of our four values is Enjoyment and we do encourage our employees to participate in the social side of work including our monthly Happy Hour events. When these are held at the pub there is no expectation or requirement to drink alcohol and alternative options are available. There are many reasons why people choose not to drink including being pregnant, driving home etc and therefore we do not believe that the question you were asked could be deemed as racist. We are a multi-cultural international company and we cater for everyone by offering a range of sports and social activities to enable employees to spend quality time together and this would have been the purpose of the question you were asked. We take on board your feedback and wish you continued success in your career.