Job interviews can be stressful, but most candidates expect at least a few questions about their background, projects or work experience. One job seeker was left shocked after an interview with a startup reportedly ended within five minutes.
Sharing the experience on Reddit, the candidate said the interviewer skipped the usual introductions and jumped straight into a technical question.
The abrupt ending left the applicant wondering what had gone wrong.
‘I still can’t process what just happened’
In the now-viral post, the Reddit user explained that they had prepared for the interview and even had open-source contributions to discuss.
However, none of that came up during the conversation.
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"So, I gave an interview to a startup. He didn’t asked about me, or anything related to projects or experiences (I have open source contributions)."
Instead, the interviewer reportedly focused on a single coding-related question.
"He straight way asked one question, I explained him that (coding interview) & after that he said, ‘No according to me, you’re not the candidate we were looking for!’"
The candidate was caught completely off guard.
"I still can’t believe about how fast it ended."
According to the post, the meeting was wrapped up almost immediately after the answer was given.
"He straight way ended the meet & I can’t process that, like what just happened."
