Two Rounds Merged Into One 70-Minute Call, Rejected on the Case

In late October 2025 I got an interview for the Home Depot SBA role through a friend's referral, and I'm here to share my rejection report. Since I hadn't interviewed in a long time, and my friend's strong referral really helped, the process moved really fast — 10 days total to get through 2 rounds of interviews (actually 3 rounds, since the hiring manager decided to merge round 2 and round 3). T…

Shared by a candidate · reported Feb 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.