FarHeap Solutions, Inc. Interview Questions
& Process

The hiring process was pretty organized. First, there was a phone call, then a Skype chat with my future manager, and then I came in for an in-person meeting. It felt like it dragged on for a while, but hey, I got the job, so it's all good.

I had a good phone interview and then was invited to meet with Executive staff. The questions were intelligent and in depth, showing they were really concerned with hiring someone knowledgeable in their discipline and took their time to ensure it. This is a kudos. I ended up discontinuing the interview process before an offer, mainly because something a staff member shared was really disrespectful to job seekers, giving off a bad vibe. I really liked the person who would have been my manager, but my gut said 'run'. The main reason for this review is to get FarHeap's attention on their responses. The responses do more damage than good, with an awful tone and even worse content. They are too long and defensive. They should simply thank the person for their opinion, assure them it's being worked on, and then do just that. Attacking an opinion just reinforces the negative things being said. I like to see companies succeed, and this is not the way to do it.

I had a video call first and then an in-person meeting with a manager from accounting. She was really condescending and unprofessional. Then I met with the CEO one-on-one. He admitted she was unprofessional and he was thinking of replacing her. He said he'd gotten many complaints about her. She barged in on my meeting with the CEO and he made her apologize to me. Other than her, I would've considered working with Farheap because they seemed like a thriving company. But because their accounting team is so small, I think she's misleading them about her qualifications. The HR director told me she's not even a CPA. I think she's duping them, especially since they're using Quickbooks for a 100 million dollar business. I felt like I got that reception because she knew I'd quickly see the mess in their accounting infrastructure.

Had an initial phone interview that lasted about an hour, covering a mix of technical, design, and architecture topics. This part went well. Then, a second phone interview with the CEO, which was about 1.5 hours long. That also went okay, though the conversation was a bit all over the place and didn't really get into specifics about the company's business or strategy. After that, there was an on-site interview, which was more like a meet-and-greet in Irvine, CA and Las Vegas, NV. Honestly, it felt more like I was interviewing them rather than the other way around. I really liked the visit to Irvine, but the Las Vegas visit was quite confusing.