Steven Forrester, owner of DMA Engineering, does not understand the basic concept of interviewing someone. He posted a full-time position for an Associate Engineer on LinkedIn. I responded and sent my resume. About a week later, Steven emailed me to schedule a phone interview, which lasted about 30 min and was pretty straight-forward. It was another two weeks before I heard back from him, this time he asked if I would be interested in a contract position instead of full-time. I was ok with it, and we scheduled an in-person interview for the following week.
I come in the for the in-person interview. Steven and I discuss the type of work I will be doing, we agree on an hourly salary, and set a tentative start date. All signs that indicate you have the job. I also took a technical knowledge test that Steven prepared. It took me about an hour to complete, and I got all of the answers correct. We made a verbal agreement and shook hands. Steven told me that he will be sending me an offer letter by the end of the week. The weekend comes and goes. No offer letter from Steven. The following Monday I write him an email asking about it. Two days go by, no response from Steven. I call him directly, he doesn't answer so I leave a voicemail asking about the offer letter. One more day passes, and finally he responds by email saying that he's decided to no longer hire anyone for the position.
Unbelievable, right? Honestly, I feel like I dodged a bullet. If this is how disorganized and incompetent Steven Forrester is during the interview process, I can only imagine how terrible working for him must be.
