It was fun, more like a group discussion. But the instructions weren't very clear, there was ambiguity in terms of what they wanted in the answer. To one question we were told to answer in 1 line and then the interviewer wasn't satisfied with a short answer.
I applied online. I interviewed at Arena Capital (Dubai) in May 2024
Interview
There was no formal interview invite via mail, only a telephone call.
When I reached the venue at the allotted time, there were about 7-8 other candidates there, and all of us were taken in for a group discussion sort of a thing, rather than one-on-one interviews.
After this, almost all of us received invites for the next round, which was kind of like a written test. And then, they called us in for another round in which they made us work an entire day (no compensation). The work was for an existing client, so I feel like the interview conducted was more like a scam, rather than an actual employment opportunity.
I know that a few days after this, they posted the job again, and again after a couple more weeks. So, it seems like the company does 'mock' interviews just to get young and desperate candidates to work for them for free.
Will take this like a bad experience and never again do a full day's worth of work without being compensated for it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
During the group discussion, we were all asked to ask each other questions and general topics of conversation, nothing hard. Guess they just wanted to check how well we could answer. I did not mind this round at all, it was fun. Just wish they had informed of it before and preferably sent a mail, as I had a nagging feeling that it was a scam when they didn't send me a formal interview invite over email.
