Fleetio Interview Questions
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My experience with Fleetio's recruiting team was frustrating and disappointing. Communication was inconsistent, timelines kept shifting, and it was clear there was a lack of coordination between team members. At one point, I received conflicting information from different recruiters, and follow-ups went unanswered. If this is how candidates are treated during the hiring process, it raises serious concerns about internal alignment and leadership standards. In a world where AI is streamlining so many workflows, basic human communication shouldn't be the part that's failing.

The interview process started with a recruiter chat where we talked about my background and career goals. Then I spoke with the hiring manager, who seemed nice but occasionally interrupted me, though I might have been talking too much about my experience. After that, there was a take-home assessment where I had to design an application's infrastructure and justify my decisions. I was offered a team interview and an executive interview, but I turned them down. I decided to stop the process after looking at the benefits: only 4 weeks of leave for non-birthing parents compared to 12 weeks for birthing parents, and a starting PTO of 20 days, which feels a bit low for IT roles. The parental leave difference also seemed potentially discriminatory. I think Fleetio should improve their parental leave policy, especially since my state offers 12 weeks.

I applied for a job posting I saw on Google. About halfway through the application I almost gave up because their resume importer wasn't working and they asked for essays on topics like why I want to work there and what makes me special. I decided to take a chance based on their company review scores. About a week later, a recruiter named Ethan from Fleetio scheduled a screening call. It was pretty standard and they were nice, but they couldn't answer a few questions I'd expect a recruiter to know. They also said I'd hear about next steps in a day or two, but it took a full week. I did hear back eventually and was asked to schedule a call with the hiring manager. I thought I absolutely crushed this round. The call went twice as long as scheduled, with the hiring manager doing most of the talking. I got the feeling they were out of their depth and that the role would be filling some of their own gaps. They did tell me at the end that I had everything they were looking for and to expect round three instructions later that day or the next, even giving me a heads-up on what to prepare. I never heard from Fleetio again. A week after talking to the hiring manager, I sent a polite follow-up. After another two weeks, I sent another. Both were ignored. I didn't even get a rejection email.

The interview process with Fleetio was a wonderful experience. All of the conversations I had were extremely enjoyable. This communication with Ethan, the recruiter, was top notch. He kept you in the loop the entire process and was very timely. While I ended up taking another offer that met more of my personal and long term needs, Fleetio seems like a really great company. I’d highly reccomend anyone seeing this to go apply to any of their open roles.