I’m quite sure the claim about panel interview is not a lie. Go back to your application for YPP on taleo, read the “Selection Process” which reads:
“If you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application on or before the advertisement deadline. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for a virtual preliminary interview and written assessment in December. If successful, you will be invited for a panel interview and technical presentation in January 2023.”But what happened last December was just an online assessment? Or did anyone else got contacted for a virtual preliminary interview and written assessment last December?
As far as I can remember, it was an invitation for online assessments only which were due by the 28th of December. No other tests/assessments.