Seemed to go very well at first, which should have been my first clue. Recruiter interview and first leadership interview were showered with accolades. First leadership interview didn’t even turn his camera on, which was weird but I guess when you know you’re being dishonest it can be helpful. Had a second leadership interview that went way over time, they asked a lot of process questions. Next and final step was designing a campaign and strategy. Then went totally silent and when asked for feedback they said “it seemed like your strategy was ChatGPT and not original.” First of all, no it wasn’t — the assignment wasn’t even complex enough to require a ton of ChatGPT beyond basic research about the company and product. Second of all, what emerging technology startup (this company operates in an incubator/accelerator fashion) would deter the use of the latest tools? Would they have said “it seemed like you used Google 15-20 years ago?” Very shady experience.