The interview process started well. I first met with HR, then with the product team, and successfully passed both stages. After that, I was given a design task, which I completed in depth. However, in a highly unprofessional move, I was rejected before even being given the opportunity to present it.
This was not a simple exercise. I prepared seven Figma files, covering the full process from concept exploration to a production-ready prototype of a full feature, and even included future improvement ideas. It was a substantial amount of unpaid work, done seriously and in good faith. I explained every part of my process through annotations in the files. Yet their only response was that they found it “insufficient,” without allowing me to walk them through the work.
I have never before experienced a design task being dismissed before presentation. Expecting this level of unpaid effort and then rejecting a candidate without even reviewing the work properly reflects very poorly on the process.
