Red Clay Consulting Interview Questions
& Process

So I got an interview invite from Red Clay back in late March for a full-time gig. They told me it was gonna be four stages: first, a screening where they asked basic resume stuff, then a BPAT exam, followed by a case study round to tackle a real business problem, and finally a technical interview mostly about my college projects and tech skills. Each stage took about 2-3 weeks to hear back, and I finally got the news in late July. So yeah, the whole thing took about 4 months. My tip: be ready for a long wait and don't be afraid to nudge them between rounds. Make sure your fundamentals are solid, communicate well in the case study, and explain your college projects clearly for the tech interview.

Dealing with Redclay was a difficult experience. The team seemed disorganized, and their own employees were speaking negatively about the company, which felt like a bad sign during the interview. There were multiple interview rounds, and at each step, I heard something negative about the company. Also, they have very strict non-compete clauses that could legally restrict your future job changes. I strongly suggest looking into this before accepting an offer because you might be tied down for a long time. Additionally, their developers and architects asked about my current salary and expected salary, which was odd because that's personal information and should typically be discussed with HR.

So I had five interviews, first HR, then the current Proposal Analyst, then someone else in the same department, then the hiring manager, and finally a director from a different department. They also had me do a bunch of tests: an IQ test, a personality test, a writing test, and a graphic design test. I also had to provide references, which they said were great. They told me I'd get an offer by the end of that week, but then they needed another week. After that, I got a call saying they're delaying hiring until the fall. The whole thing took 2 months, I put in a lot of hours, and I never got the offer they promised.

I talked to a recruiter at my college career fair and they sent me a personality test. A few weeks later I had an on-campus interview which had usual questions and a coding test. The coding test was pretty easy if you had some coding experience. After that, I had an interview in Atlanta. It was an hour with an employee, an hour for a case study, and an hour to go over my personality assessment and answer questions about it. I got the job offer two days after my second interview.