This was more of a “pre-interview” selection process than a true interview, but I’m inclined to share my story as it would be devastating to someone new to the workforce and was even bothersome to someone who has held several different positions in their career. I applied for this position having most, but not all of the qualifications. This is a pretty standard practice in our society and being in management myself for my current company, I would encourage candidates to do the same. With a strong cover letter and the right interview, I’m happy to cross knowledge gaps when I can so that I’m hiring the right person for the job. Instead of being denied for the job immediately (which I would have preferred after the experience I had), time was set-up to “discuss my experience further”. I felt I was put-down from the very beginning of the phone call. My resumé was ‘confusing’ and I felt like I was incompetent for even applying when I didn’t 100% match the qualifications. I have hired several great people for my team with the same style resumé that I have, so I’m thankful that I’m not as easily confused as the company that was interviewing me. There is a time for constructive criticism and perhaps you could even ask the candidate if they’re looking for help with a resumé, but a screening interview like this one is not the place. I hope the company considers how this looks to potential candidates and understands that it would shut down interest in future opportunities.