# Five minutes. One question. Back to the job board.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by Software engineer · via r/recruitinghell

A startup scheduled a formal interview, had the candidate take a half-day off work, and ended the call after five minutes and a single technical question. "You are not what we are looking for," the interviewer said, and that was that. The role had been posted for over a month. r/recruitinghell commenters agreed the candidate dodged a bullet, but the larger question stood: why book the slot at all?

*Source: [r/recruitinghell · trending](https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/still-cant-process-what-just-happened-candidate-left-stunned-after-startup-interview-ended-in-just-five-minutes-sparks-debate/amp_articleshow/132101019.cms)*
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