Prescient Interview Questions
& Process

So the interview process was pretty interesting. First, we had a phone interview, which was basically a filter. Then there was a skype interview where they hit me with some brain teasers, kinda like Google. The last part was an in-person thing where I had to do a real threat analysis on a country they assigned me. I had 30 minutes for that, and then I presented it to a couple of analysts. That last step really shows if you're a good fit.

I applied online and they got back to me after about 6 weeks. I was still interested so I agreed to a phone interview. It was with two people and was pretty basic - mostly questions about my background and past work. They wanted to know if I'd work overtime. There were also some pseudo-analytical/personality questions to test my thought process and reasoning. The whole thing took about 45 minutes and was fine. They said I'd hear back about their decision/next steps by the end of the week... No word after that timeframe so I followed up and said I was still interested and willing to do an in-person interview. No response, so after another week and a half I wrote again to check the status. Still nothing. After another week or so I got a rejection from some no-reply email - not the personal email they used to contact me initially and for my follow-ups. The process left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. I'm sure they're good people, but they need to get some dedicated HR or learn how to deal with people better. The radio silence followed by the impersonal rejection doesn't look good.

I applied online and then got an email about 6 weeks later to set up a Skype pre-screening. The hiring manager for the team conducted the prescreening via Skype. I found the questions quite intense for a pre-screen, with 10 brain teasers/google-style questions, some of which I felt were unrelated to the job. The interview, which included riddles like the toggler/liar truth questions, a strange math problem, and the Monty Hall problem, lasted about an hour. I was notified by email a week later that I wasn't a good fit.

The interview process started with a recruiter call, followed by a round with the Chief Operating Officer. Then, there was a writing assignment, and the final stage involved meeting with two directors. They also included an extra round to check my fit for a cybersecurity-related role. The whole experience was very professional, and I even got to meet the director and other team members at the office.