SomeBoredGuy77's journey

I just had a bewildering job interview experience with a major natural resource extraction company for a new graduate position. I was expecting a standard screening interview, so I prepared for typical questions like "tell us about yourself" and "why this company?" However, the first question threw me off completely: I had 60 seconds to prepare a response about a recent trend in commodity trading and its impact on the global economy and the company's business model. I froze, completely unprepared for such a complex question right at the start. After fumbling through my answer, I was hit with another tough question about a recent global natural resource trade deal and its effects on domestic and foreign goods. Again, I had only 60 seconds to gather my thoughts. By this point, I was so confused and overwhelmed that I decided to exit the interview and possibly revisit it later. This was supposed to be a 30-minute screening, yet it felt like I was being grilled with advanced questions right off the bat without even having met anyone in person. I've done a few of these interviews before, and they typically follow a more standard format. I can't help but feel that this approach was antagonistic and counterproductive. How is anyone supposed to prepare for such unexpected and complex questions at the very beginning of the process?