I went through two rounds of interviews at Go Fish, one with a recruiter and another with ostensibly a member of the team I would be working on (although this was not clearly stated),
The recruiter talked up my experience and made me feel like I was a great fit for the role. However, when I reached the second round of the interview process, it became abundantly clear that the recruiter had not actually talked to the second person who would be interviewing me.
The interviewer was awkward, blunt and asked questions in a rapid-fire manner that felt more like an interrogation than a conversation. Instead of focusing on the experience I did have, he seemed intent on zeroing in on the experience I didn't have.
I felt totally blindsided by this, as I had been made to feel by the recruiter like I was a good fit for the position. Had there actually been communication from the recruiter to the hiring department, it should have been clear that I didn't possess the skills the hiring department was clearly looking for. The job description itself also needed a fair amount of workshopping.
This company did not operate at all in a transparent manner toward candidates. They keep the hiring manager's email addresses on lock, and will deny you, even if you ask for the email address to send them a thank you message after the interview.
The most troubling part of the process was the fact that I was told repeatedly this company was looking for "a lifelong learner" who was interested in growing with the company. This could not be further from the truth.
Don't let this company fool you — like every other company right now, they are looking for 100% a perfect match willing to exert the maximum amount of work legally allowed for the lowest amount of pay legally allowed.