Kenect Interview Questions
& Process

The interview was pretty straightforward. They asked about my sales experience, if I'd be a good culture fit, and had me do a live call. Nothing too hard, pretty standard stuff. Everyone was easy to talk to and professional, and they did a good job of letting me know what to expect next.

The interview process was pretty straightforward. I was expecting a second interview and had scheduled it. But, the scheduling email was missing some information. I tried to follow up several times but never got a response. It was disappointing to get ghosted. I really don't think it's a good practice for companies to ghost candidates; most people would prefer to know if they weren't selected or if something changed.

The interview process was stellar, for the most part. The hiring manager and hiring team kept me updated and moving forward in the interview process in a consistent and timely manner. I never waited too long, or wondered where things stood in the interview process. They were very aware of the candidate experience, and conducted interviews in a friendly and conversational way, which I appreciated. The last interview, with a senior leader and the team I would be supporting, felt long and like I was being drilled. Neither the team nor the senior leader left time at the end for me to ask questions. Overall great company, and good interview process, but some team members and decision makers need to be trained on how to interview.

So, there were three interviews. First, a 30-min screen, then a 90-min technical interview, and finally a 60-min cultural-fit interview. The first one was cool, talked to a nice person. The technical part was alright. The code challenge itself was demanding due to a lot of technical requirements to process quickly. It was tough to code effectively when I felt like I was missing some of the many requirements. I got the vibe that the interviewer was a Java guy who prefers other Java folks, even though the job required 3+ years of Java + Spring Boot experience, which I have. My main expertise is in Spring, but they didn't ask me anything about it. The weirdest part is they still proceeded with the third interview even though I apparently didn't pass the technical one. The culture-fit interviewers were nice and interesting, but it felt like a waste of my time and PTO when they already knew I wouldn't be hired.