With 12 years of experience in various sectors, including ergonomic machines, automotive, and medical, a couple of master courses, as well as 6 patents published in Germany, I applied for the Integration (Electronic and Mechanical) Design Engineer position. During the interview, I outlined my personal and professional goals, highlighting my flexibility regarding compensation and benefits due to personal reasons. The initial 45-minute interview was extremely positive. The head of the position mentioned that it was rare to find someone with such a broad and complete experience in complexe areas like thermal, electromagnetism, chassis, hydraulics, and pneumatics. She even said that we already formed a great team and that our conversation had been very productive. Next, a week lates, a second interview lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes was scheduled, again with the head and now with a team member for a more in-depth technical evaluation. During this interview, I created a live design to demonstrate my technical skills and answer their questions clearly, as requested the day before of that meeting. Once again, the feedback was very positive. However, a week later, I received a call from HR, after I had requested feedback, informing me that despite the positive points and the team’s satisfaction with my performance, the high level management had decided not to proceed with my application due to my lack of specific experience in "medium voltage design." This situation left me deeply frustrated and disappointed, especially with how it was handled. Throughout the process, I received numerous compliments on my experience and suitability for the team, but the final decision was negative, something I find incoherent. To say I lack experience in "medium voltage," when 95% of my technical skills are transferable to any other mechanical role, with only a need to learn about their specific product, seems more like a superficial justification. I believe this decision did not come from the head of the position, but from higher-level management, which possibly isn't investing adequately in the company's long-term growth and strategy.