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The interview process moved quite quickly and I felt like I had an open door relationship with both the hiring manager and HR. I connected with an executive on LinkedIn and found him to be very helpful. I was a bit put off by the current Glassdoor reviews, as I came from a similar company and could relate to their frustrations, but I proceeded anyway. I was called in for a 2.5 hour interview where I met with 4 or 5 different people, each assessing a specific set of skills like personality and analytical ability. It was cool that one of the interviewers was C-suite. The company has grown a lot and the office is cramped, with everyone in one cluster of desks and a hybrid setup due to not being able to support current employee levels. I hope they find a new office soon.

It was annoying how much back and forth it took to set up an interview time with the recruiters, especially for a role that's 'always hiring.' They first had me submit a writing sample and complete a 30-minute quiz as a pre-screening, instead of having a real conversation themselves. After a lot of follow-up emails, I finally got an interview where I talked to 7 different people. It moved pretty fast, but I feel like they could have made the process much shorter. One interviewer was definitely harder than the others; if you say you're doing data analysis, be ready to show your math skills. He'll put you through some crazy hypothetical situations and try to confuse you with his complicated math if you don't answer right away, testing how you handle pressure with moderate to complex math problems. Everyone else was pretty nice, though. The recruiter mentioned I might have to do a presentation later, but I decided to stop the process there. After talking to people for over six hours, it's unbelievable that they still don't have a good sense of my presentation skills. The office felt a bit small and dated; I noticed it was the same space the previous company used, which is funny because a rapidly growing company like this doesn't seem to update anything.

Applied online and got a quick email for a phone screen. The person who did the phone screen was good at interviewing. The in-person interview was not as good. Started with the department head who hadn't read my resume and had an aggressive style. After that, I talked to three people from the department. They seemed okay, but it wasn't a good fit. The recruiter told me to check back in a few weeks, and then I was asked to leave. I sent a thank you email but didn't hear back. It was an unpleasant experience, and the company seems to have issues they want to fix but also culture problems they want to keep.

I passed a screening interview with an HR person who asked technical questions. For a couple of questions, she said my answers weren't what she expected. I rephrased my answers so she could recognize them, and then told her to ask someone technical for feedback. After that, I had two technical interviews over the phone and one in-person interview with 7 people across three different meetings. They didn't reimburse some of my travel expenses.