I have recently had 2 harrowing experiences at interviews.

One is with Macmillan, the publishing company and the other is a "s/w" firm Mindlogicx.

In the first one, my appointment was at 12 and I reconfirmed it in the morning but when I reached through the sweltering heat and traffic of bangalore, I was told that the senior VP who was supposed to interview me was out and no chance of meeting him. What followed was an inane HR interview. Till date the concerned exec hasn't had the time to even acknowledge/apologize.

MindLogicx - This is one company where I think mind and logic both have failed!

I was called in today and when I went there after great difficulty (distance, traffic, location), there were 10 or so people waiting. Normally this is not done for senior roles. There was no proper welcome, water or tea and all were made to wait for 2 hours because the CEO was busy with his team.

How could they have fixed interviews at that time? I am shocked that there are still such unprofessional companies here which I'm sure will sully India's IT reputation (I am assuming they will behave similarly with their customers). How come these people have no respect for other people's time.
When some of us asked to meet the CEO the request was declined. So we walked out in disgust.

I have personally decided to shun all HR interviews in future, there is no point. They can always ask their questions on phone. If this company treats people like this at the interview stage, what happens to people who get thru? One wonders.