I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Zap Energy in Jan 2026
Interview
TLDR: waste of time, HR "professional" was beyond disrespectful
A guy in HR reached out to me on LinkedIn about a role that hadn't been posted yet saying he thought I'd be a good fit. We scheduled time but he never bothered sending over the job description so that I could prepare.
When we connected he spent more time asking me about why I responded to his LinkedIn message (because, as he told me a few times, it was his first time doing outreach) than talking about the company or the role. He expected me to reach his mind and tell me why I was right for the job without telling me the what the job entailed, as well as tell him why I wanted to work for the company when he reached out to me.
At the end I said I was interested in the role based on the little information he provided and he said "oh yeah we should probably let some other people interview first" then asked for my resume. Excuse me? He reached out to me and it was bizarre this guy thought that conversation we had counted as an interview. How can someone interview for a job without knowing what the job is?
He then kept messaging me saying he would update me soon and only after 4 weeks of his bs and lies did he finally say they hired someone else. Overall a horrible process and this guy was so unqualified it really speaks a lot about the company.
It honestly seemed like I was more of a practice interview rather than a candidate he was actually interested in. I've never felt so disrespected by an interviewer before, and that's saying a lot.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Zap Energy in June 2023
Interview
This company reaches out to marketing/communication professionals on LinkedIn (her name is Katie, but maybe they hired another recruiter since then). They’ll have you sit through an interview, only to find that it was pointless. For background, there was an interview process I went through back in June/July, and the recruiter informed me that I was a perfect fit, even though I never met their internal team. It’s now December and the role is still available, even though I was a perfect candidate for the role. I genuinely think that they just interview for tax purposes, and they actually don’t need candidates for that department. Honestly, after this experience, I’ve been very hesitant to interview with these types of startups. A waste of time and energy given I’ve been unemployed and looking for work for a while now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The recruiter will ask you the most basic questions about your background, and then act like you’re smart and perfect for the role.