I initially applied for an internship for which the person I spoke to during the initial phone interview said I was overqualified for. I was invited to come in person anyway. The day before my interview, the company posted a full time position for basically the same role as the internship. I was stunned and so emailed the recruiter and asked if I could also be considered for this role given my experience and portfolio. She immediately shot the idea down because she thought I wasn't qualified, but said we can talk about it more. The morning of my interview, she tells me I will be assigned a different recruiter. The experience was uninspiring, robotic, by which the recruiter made me put on a pair of their shoes while I interviewed and then read off a list of questions and didn't make it conversational at all. Each time I answered, I was met with a dead gaze. I was told I would hear back by the following week. I waited. A week went by and I got silence. So, I reached out to politely ask where I stood. I get a reply saying that the recruiter was out of town and didn't have a chance to speak about me yet. So, I waited another week. By the end, I reached out once more and the recruiter made it strangely difficult by saying she had already called multiple times (I received no calls from CH, where their office is located). I offered to reach her but she said she'd try me again. I get a call and see its from Hungary. I was confused but picked up anyway. It was her. She proceeded to tell me that I was not chosen for either the internship OR job due to my "lack of hands-on experience". I couldn't believe it. I felt as though my resume and interview were completely overlooked and I was given a totally bogus excuse. It was an extremely misleading experience, with one person telling me I was "too good" for the internship, and the recruiter telling me I'm not good enough for anything. Each person's description of both roles contradicted each other and it all felt misleading.