I was cold-contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn and was told that I had the possibility of working from home for this position. I then went through a tedious interview process filled with disorganization and technical issues. Afterwards I was presented with a bait-and-switch and was told the position would be on-site in Melbourne and I would be expected to move my family there and work in-studio full time. Activision apparently only grants certain employees the ability to work from home permanently. During the zoom interview the animation director had his camera intentionally turned off during our whole call which I found pretty unprofessional and uncomfortable as I had my camera on. They then asked for an animation test to be completed but at this point I was no longer interested in the job since I had hoped to WFH. I thanked them and withdrew my application. At this point the recruiter decided it was appropriate to pass on to me that they thought my qualifications were lacking and shared some criticism of my portfolio- again, very odd considering they had just asked if I would be willing to move on to the next interview stage and had essentially rejected them. They ruined whatever good will I might have still had for the company with this amateurish recruitment and interview process.

Started things off with a brief conversation with a Senior Recruiter to see if there were any positions that matched my skill set. Set up an onsite interview to meet with some of the key members of the team. Interviewed with 4 groups of 2 from different disciplines. Follow up phone calls with the Senior recruiter afterwards.