I applied for a role via LinkedIn, I received an email from a man at the company several days later asking me to attend a phone interview to discuss the position further. I explained that I had just travelled abroad for a holiday but would be happy to take a call while I was away. He said that it could wait until I was back in the UK. Several days later he emailed again to ask if it would be OK to have a call whilst I was still abroad as they were keen to get the ball rolling. This wasn’t a problem so we arranged a time and had a 30-minute call. We arranged a face to face at their London office once I was back home. I attended the interview with him and his colleague. It was a fairly relaxed affair and took around 30 minutes. I went through some of my work and we discussed the role further. I got the vibe it wasn’t going to go any further at this point as it was clear I wasn’t what they were looking for even though they’d seen my CV and portfolio prior to the interview. I was told he’d be in touch but I never heard anything back. Overall a pretty poor experience and considering I’d taken time out of my holiday to accommodate this company, I’d at least expect a professional response post-interview.

Straight forward, they wanted me to talk through my portfolio and make sure my skills matched their requirements. They asked about salary expectations and start dates, lasted around 30 minutes in total