Kingfisher Interview Questions
& Process

Unprofessional treatment of candidates. Completed second stage interview, (2 hrs total interview time up to this point) No word from internal recruiter after 2 weeks, I emailed for update, response was 'there's a hiring freeze for a week' & I'm still in process. No response again after 2 weeks, emailed for an update; no response. As a professional and person of integrity, I would not manage recruitment this way.

The interview process involved 3 stages with stakeholders of different seniority levels. The second stage required a case study presentation. An additional stage was added because the hiring manager and team for the role changed midway. At this point, the role's focus shifted from technical tasks to more of a governance-based approach.

A recruiter reached out, kicking off a three-part interview journey. First up was a deep dive into my CV and work history, with some really thorough questions. Then, the second chat was all about my Python and coding chops, covering a bunch of technical and specific stuff. The last interview focused on machine learning and data science, and they hit me with some super interesting and challenging questions. The whole time, everyone was really professional and nice. It all moved pretty fast, and honestly, I enjoyed it and learned a lot. Their positive vibe was a big plus.

I applied in person and the whole process wrapped up in about two weeks. I had my interviews in London back in April 2016. The whole thing took up half a day, basically the entire afternoon. It was a mix of group stuff and one-on-one time. We did a case study, had a group interview, and some competency-based questions, plus a presentation that I did either individually or in a group, and presented that to the panel.