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Advisor
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Take home Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The hiring process was a bit all over the place. It started with an introductory chat, then two in-depth interviews, followed by a psychometric assessment and a cognitive test. However, the way they scheduled and explained everything was messy and disorganized. There were scheduling mix-ups and last-minute changes. I kept getting passed around to different contacts who weren't on the same page.
Confirmed questions1 question
- It was a very open conversation that flowed smoothly. It wasn't clearly organized into questions.
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Senior Software Engineer
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding
First I spoke with a recruiter to align on expectations. Then there was a code review, which was pretty straightforward for senior folks. The third round involved live coding, and I was given a sample scenario beforehand. I had to pass 5 unit tests, with the last two being a bit tricky. I managed to complete all of them. Even though I passed the technical parts, I didn't move forward because the position was filled internally. I've heard this happens quite often here. The whole process took about a month of my time.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Could you describe your experience with live coding, particularly focusing on Java streams operations?
- How would you approach solving 5 unit tests during a live coding session?
- Tell me about your strategy for tackling the more difficult unit tests, like the last two in a set of five.
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Marketing Data Analyst
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Group
Interview formats
Behavioral Group
I applied online, and then had a recruiter call to go over the benefits. After that, there was a user interview for cultural fit. I didn't pass the cultural fit because my skills didn't seem to align with what they need, but they gave me good feedback (pros and cons) and explained why I didn't align with their situation. This helped me understand where I might have messed up, so it was still a worthwhile experience.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How would you collaborate if you encountered duplicates of yourself?
- What are the pros and cons of working with clones of yourself?
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Product Manager
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
First a recruiter call, then a bar raiser call with the hiring manager, and then an interview with two engineers. After the third interview, they concluded they wanted someone with more experience, even though my 4 years of experience should have shown from the CV that it wasn't a match. It seemed like there was no internal alignment regarding the candidate's wishes. Otherwise, it was a pleasant conversation with the recruiter, hiring manager, and engineers.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe a situation where you had to use your stakeholder management skills, and explain how you handled it?
bol Interview Questions
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“Considering Mancala is a two-player game, is making the game generic, as in this implementation, truly necessary?”
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Read reports →“Beyond the technical implementation, what are the practical constraints or limitations for this new feature?”
Read reports →“Could you review this code snippet and tell me what might be wrong and how to fix it?”
Read reports →“Regarding the technical assignment, could you explain your decision not to use Spring Boot?”
Read report →“What job would you choose if you could have any job in the world?”
Read report →“For the game assignment, how would you approach allowing more players to participate?”
Read report →“What would go well and what would go less well with 5 of you in a team”
Read report →“Could you share your experience migrating data from one cloud platform to another?”
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