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So, BP's interview process felt polite overall, but honestly, it was a mess in terms of guidance, interviewer skill, and being upfront about things. I think they rejected me unfairly even though I'm really qualified. They set up interviews fast, and it was the same nice group of people for both parts, no delays or anything. But, HR didn't give me any clue on how to pick examples for the 'most important project' presentation, so I went with a project that actually won an award. The interviewers, who weren't the hiring manager and seemed kind of new to this, blew it off as just regular solution architect stuff and didn't even look at my bigger picture strategy or leadership skills. They also didn't use the STAR method right to really dig into things. And get this, no feedback after I was rejected, so you don't know what to fix. Plus, the salary they offered, a 15% raise, isn't even competitive for a senior role that doesn't even manage people. They seem professional on the outside, but these issues with support, not having the right people interview for senior roles, and no feedback really means they miss out on good talent. They should really tell HR what kind of examples to use for strategic projects, have the hiring manager actually talk to senior candidates, and give real reasons why people get rejected to make things better.

So I went through BP’s interview process and it was a really bad experience. I did four rounds of interviews and got good feedback in each one. They verbally told me I passed all of them and was going to the offer stage. But then, at the offer stage, they unexpectedly asked for my salary slips. I told them that salary slips are personal and confidential, and that this request was coming way after all the interviews were done. At first, I said no, but the hiring manager pushed me and convinced me to share them, so I eventually did. Even after that, BP told me a few days later they couldn't move forward because I had 'initially refused to provide salary slips.' It felt unfair and not professional, especially since I ended up giving them. To make things weirder, I got an automated email later saying I withdrew my application, which is totally untrue. I was always responsive and never asked to withdraw. The whole process wasn't transparent or consistent. I spent a lot of time preparing and going to the interviews, so the ending was a letdown. They should really be more clear and respect candidate privacy.

First, there was an online test with questions on electrical prospecting, seismic prospecting, well logging, and basic geology, checking if you get subsurface physical principles and exploration concepts. Then, there's one interview, and they really like it if you've done core internships since you'll know about field operations, logging tools, seismic interpretation, and basic reservoir stuff. The interview dives into your internship projects, basic geophysics, and how you'd use that knowledge.

A third party recruiter reached out, and things started off well with both them and the internal recruiter. The interview was scheduled quickly. It had three stages: First, a Coderpad DSA test with medium difficulty coding problems. Second, a technical interview focusing on system design, architecture, and programming concepts, also medium difficulty, which was an interesting discussion. Third, a Hiring Manager interview, which was supposedly a team fitment and cultural fit round. This round involved 50% architectural questions and 50% preset questions the HM read from a document. The first two rounds went really well with engaging conversations. The recruiter gave feedback quickly. However, in the third round, the interviewer seemed disinterested from the beginning and appeared to have already decided to reject me. Despite it being a cultural fit round, I was grilled on architectural questions, but I managed to answer them satisfactorily. Then, the interviewer read some team and culture fit questions, which I also answered. I later suspected the interviewer had personal bias. I wanted to provide feedback to the recruiter, but they ghosted me and didn't respond. It was a really pathetic experience overall. Company leadership should address this and take action against biased individuals and fix the hiring process.