This was a tricky interview. I was called to the London office and told to bring along my portfolio, i did. I presented my work and had an 'app' review with another designer.
I week later i was told i did not get the job, when i tried to press for answers i didn't get any. I got a blanket email explaining all the reasons why they cannot give specific feedback.
I went back to my life and then a week later i got a rather apologetic phone call from the same in house recruiter telling me i in fact had not been rejected but that was a human error and that i was still part of the interview process.
Next she told me without asking the specific feedback details from my last interview a few weeks back, it had all been written down. They just don't send it to you, what the hell.
She once again apologised and asked if i could come back for an interview but this time with a different team, i said sure.
The recruiter told me i would be there for half a day and that i would be presenting for the first part, then a portfolio review and then finally a white board session with a designer.
I was so excited, however instead of the interview being in the next week as planned so i could get my presentation together they told me i HAD to do it on Monday, so i only had the weekend to pull everything together. This would have normally been ok but i was moving at the same time. They really didn't seem to care.
I suffer from strong panic attacks and anxiety, i was so scared that i had to present. Luckily the recruiter was nice enough to include in am email everything they would like to see. So i followed it as much as i could.
At the start of my presentation i explained how i suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, the room fell silent and people just started down. The rest of the presentation was awkward.
I didn't get the job, the feedback i received was that they really wanted to hire me but they just weren't sure i would be a 'fit' for the company. So there you go folks, don't go taking about your mental health problems at work or to potential employers because they WILL discriminate you.
