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Software Development Engineer In Test
Mid Difficult Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral
It was a smooth process overall: started with an HR chat, then an online technical test, and finally a technical interview. The main issue was the mismatch with the SDET role expectations. The online test had appropriate questions for an SDET and was easy. However, the technical round with the QA Architect and another dev/QA featured theoretical questions completely unrelated to QA, neither technical nor non-technical. I left the interview unsure of what just happened.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain how a parallel stream works internally?
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Sales Development Representative
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interviewer seemed a bit cold and detached, leaving these really awkward silences that made it unclear if she was typing notes, thinking, or waiting for something. It was pretty uncomfortable, but it got way worse when she directly asked me where I was born and how old I am. Clearly, these questions aren't relevant to performing the job, which was the situation here. When your company already has a less-than-stellar reputation on Glassdoor, with some quite negative reviews, you really shouldn't be conducting interviews like this, or you'll just leave a terrible impression.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
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Go-to-Market Manager Enablement
Mid Difficult Neutral experience No offer 7 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
I initially reached out to the hiring manager on LinkedIn after applying, and that led to an initial interview. After that, I had a series of 6 interviews in one week with different people on the revenue team. I followed up about a decision and was told they'd know in 24-48 hours, but I never heard back before getting a candidate experience survey the next week. Even after asking if they'd chosen someone else, I haven't heard back, though a recruiter said they'd try to get me feedback.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Can you discuss your approach to change management?
- How do you handle alignment and prioritization?
- What is your experience with developing coaching abilities?
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Licensing Specialist
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The recruiter was really direct and communicative. The whole process was pretty simple and transparent. It started with a phone call with the recruiter, and then I had back-to-back meetings with the Team Lead, Senior Manager, Director, and an outside colleague. Everyone was super friendly and explained the job responsibilities really clearly. They let me know the decision about 2-3 weeks after I started the process. They also needed 2 references and a thorough background check.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe your current role and explain how it connects to this position?
Mimecast Interview Questions
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“When you run the code, it shows compilation errors, but, without pinpointing exactly the line where the compilation went wrong.”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between an interface and an abstract class in Java?”
Read reports →“If you were given a graph, like a binary tree, how would you determine which branch starting from the root has the largest sum?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the journey of an email from sender to receiver, including the underlying mechanisms and protocols involved in its transmission across the internet?”
Read reports →“What time would be good for us to chat on the phone?”
Read report →“What is your definition of Customer Success, and what makes it crucial for a cloud-based business?”
Read report →“Suppose you had $100,000; what type of business would you establish?”
Read report →“How can you be sure that your research questions are the correct ones to ask?”
Read report →“Can you give me some brief information about the singleton class and how you implement it?”
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