When I first applied for this position, I was invited to a phone interview. A few days later, I was told the organization was unsure whether they would even open the role permanently. The job posting was then taken down, reposted, and I reapplied. I was eventually invited for an in-person interview with two Directors and an HR consultant.
For what is essentially an entry-level role starting at $55,000/year, the expectations during the process were unusually demanding: I was asked to prepare and conduct a mock General Assembly, role-play the exercise with the panel, and complete a French exam—even though my entire education was completed in French.
During the in-person interview, it became very clear that the panel was not genuinely interested in my application. The tone felt dismissive, disengaged, and almost intentionally discouraging. At one point, one of the Directors said:
“This job is very tough. You might show up one day and have to deal with someone committing suicide by jumping off a balcony.”
This felt like another attempt to discourage me.
The interview lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes, and throughout the process, I felt more like the target of an inside joke than a serious candidate. A week later, I was told by phone that they were “looking for a different profile.”
Overall, for an entry-level position at this salary level, the experience felt excessively demanding, unprofessional, and quite disheartening. Despite their emphasis on openness, transparency, and a caring workplace culture, my experience reflected the opposite.
