The HR demonstrated unprofessional and inappropriate behaviour throughout the interview. Instead of focusing on job-related questions, she repeatedly asked personal questions, including the origin of my name, my family background, my personal motivation for certain academic choices, and many more. I answered these in good faith, assuming they were intended to help her better understand my profile. However, towards the end of the interview, she used my responses to criticise me, not only in relation to my academic and personal decisions, but also my family’s financial situation and my personality, etc. I found this highly unprofessional and unnecessary. She made many condescending and mocking remarks, such as, “Why do you think you’re the one choosing the job? You’re just too spoiled with choices,” and, “Our programme has been running for a few years so why do you think our company should listen to an employee? It doesn’t make sense.” You can imagine what other, even more inappropriate comments she made during our one-hour interview, but I refrain from listing them all here. Such comments were wholly inappropriate in an interview setting and created a hostile atmosphere. I declined the invitation for a second-round interview because I was genuinely disgusted by the HR’s conduct. I believe this behaviour reflects poorly on the company, and I hope there is a formal mechanism for the organisation to review and address such conduct.