3 days after submitting my resume, I received an email from a recruiter to schedule a phone call. The link to book the phone call was not working. I replied to her the same day saying the link was broken. No reply from her. The next day I received two emails from Revolut: one with a link to the HackerRank exercise and another 1 minute later saying they wouldn't be moving forward with my application. I sent them another email to the recruiter telling her about these 2 emails and she never replied. So, in summary: I received a broken link to the stage 1 of the hiring process, a working link to the stage 2 of the hiring process and a cancellation of the process. All of these with me doing nothing and no reply from the recruiter. I understand they receive hundreds of resumes, but as they invited me to the initial phone call, they should at least have explained the confusion with the other 2 emails.

I was contacted on LinkedIn regarding the position, and we scheduled an interview. It turned out to be a strange experience—I could tell from the start that I wouldn’t progress, as they were clearly looking for highly passionate, tailored answers. For example, when asked why I wanted to join, giving a general response like seeking a new environment seemed to immediately disqualify candidates—that’s what I realized during the process. (They need someone who exaggerates with his answers)