True stories · told to the Host, tagged, on record
Submitted, interviewed, and written up with the details that matter: how many rounds, how many hours, and where it fell apart.
Five interview rounds, positive feedback at every stage, salary and notice period discussed — then the MD interview was cancelled twice and the company went silent. Dozens of others reported the same experience.
Mid-career professional · India · via Reddit
Read the full story →A hiring manager watched a candidate arrive by bus on CCTV, then used the interview to lecture them about public transit being "unacceptable" — before mocking their red hair. Zero questions about skills.
Job seeker · via r/interviews
Read →During an ML system design interview, a recruiter asked the candidate to share his screen and draw the architecture. He froze — and a chatbot window flickered. Interview terminated.
Recruiter · tech sector · via Reddit
Read →A developer with five years' experience expected 25 LPA based on market rates. The offer came back at 15 LPA — a 40 percent haircut. "Is this the market now?" The thread drew hundreds of similar stories.
Software engineer · India · via r/developersIndia
Read →A 24-year-old BBA grad was rejected by 90 percent of HRs, lost his first job after three months, and kept going. Two years and 700 applications later, he landed a 22 LPA role at an American MNC.
BBA graduate · non-tech background · via Reddit
Read →A Huawei Genius Youth and CS PhD walked into a DeepSeek interview. The interviewer showed up late, skipped introductions, then accused him of copying code because of a dual-monitor setup. He closed the laptop and walked.
Li Bojie · former Huawei Genius Youth · via Zhihu
Read →Google HR called a candidate during dinner to tell him he was a “strong candidate” — then rejected him, reportedly joking it was “company policy” so he’d have an X post to share.
Lalith · job seeker · via X
Read →An ML candidate talked smoothly through a system design interview. Then the recruiter asked them to share their screen and draw. A chatbot window flickered. Interview over.
Lily Zhang · recruiter · via X
Read →A recent grad in Singapore quoted S$3,000 for a role, then found it advertised at S$4,000–4,500. When he asked to revise, the recruiter pointed to his experience level and shut it down.
Singapore recent graduate · via r/singaporejobs
Read →After six interview rounds and a verbal confirmation for round seven at Apple, a senior engineer with twelve years of experience found the recruiter had stopped answering calls. The role is still unfilled. The candidate is still waiting.
Senior engineer · tech · via TeamBlind
Read →Ten minutes with the Host. You approve every word before it's published — named or anonymous, your call.
Start the interview →