Ericsson Software Engineer interview experience

Instead of diving into role-specific engineering work, it was more like a broad conversation where they asked about things on my resume. The questions even drifted into personal details—he asked whether I had a girlfriend and what my hobbies were.

The whole experience felt less like an evaluation of my engineering ability and more like casual small talk with occasional references back to my background. It was difficult to gauge what they were actually looking for, but the process was slow in terms of usefulness rather than speed. I didn’t get an offer, and honestly the mismatch in what was