so they had a free consultancy session with an expert you say? maybe more...im not surprised, the hiring process in IT is broken, and i blame HR for this
Plus it's infuriating because I didn't get the job because I didn't know how to solve some random DP problem...
I remember going for an interview in London at the start of my career and all the candidates were in a room together beforehand talking and doing some group exercises. One of the candidates parents was best friends with the interviewer and knew several of the team and they weren't too shy about talking about it. It was pretty obvious she'd be the one getting the job!