I applied through the company website and heard back from the recruiter in around 10 days. The company seems to outsource (some of) its recruiting capabilities as the recruiter was from a company called Scout. A 30 minute call was scheduled for the following week. The interview started on time which is always a good thing. Honestly, I could tell within the first couple of minutes that the interviewer had no interest in proceeding with my candidacy. There was no smile or warmth on offer and the demeanor was, in plain and simple words, quite unwelcoming. She seemed in a rush to start the interview which I believe is never a great way to form a first impression and comes across rather impersonal. During the interview, I was not asked any follow up questions regarding my background or in response to answers to the behavioral questions I offered. Instead the delivery of questions was very cut and dry and the overall body language of the interviewer was completely uninterested. The 30 minute call ended in about 17 minutes so I wondered what the rush was all about at the beginning of the call but given the level of disconnect the interviewer displayed during the conversation - it came as no surprise. The interview ended with the interviewer telling me that I would hear back in a couple of days after she had shared her notes with the hiring manager, which I did. No specific feedback was given. No surprises there, as this seems to be the general norm now anyway, but more so because I had already lowered the bar tremendously for this specific recruiter. My advice to the leadership and recruitment team is to treat candidates with respect and to make them feel welcome, even during the interview process, irrespective of your decision to proceed with the application or not. Your recruiters act not only as gate-keepers but also form the first set of impressions regarding your company's culture. People remember how you treat them even long after they have forgotten everything else. Prior to the interview, I knew Multiverse as a mission-driven start-up whose vision I could relate to and whose story I wanted to be a part of. After the interview, I will remember Multiverse as a company whose recruiters lacked basic courtesies when holding a conversation.