RELEX Solutions Interview Questions
& Process

I interviewed at Relex in Finland. About two weeks and a few days after applying, I followed up via email, but they never replied, leaving me ghosted, which seems pretty common in Europe. The interview itself was partially technical, with questions focusing on location like 'why Finland'. Unfortunately, the interviewer sometimes wasn't specific enough, and I had to ask for clarification. Also, the questions felt dense, with like 3 questions packed into one, making them hard to follow. I'd expect better from people in senior roles.

The interview process was smooth and pretty efficient. It consisted of 4 steps: 1. Telephone interview with HR rep to understand cultural fit, professional background, and role fit. 2. First video-interview with HR rep and team-lead, where they asked questions about the company and role. Most questions were standard, like 'why this company,' 'why this role,' 'talk about your experience,' and mostly tied to the job descriptions. Many questions were role-based, like 'tell me what you did in your previous role,' and others similar to the first interview, such as 'why this role,' 'why you think you fit the position,' etc. After this stage, I was given a 'written assignment': a 10-page paper with 5 tasks, all role-related: a. understanding functional databases and drawing a database diagram with primary keys links; b. writing a calculation (e.g., database import limits is 5m rows and file has n products to each day how many days of history can we load before reaching the limit); c. writing a small Java code to incorporate balance based on given criteria; d. questions related to wildcard and ETL model data import; e. writing a professional email to a hypothetical user for troubleshooting feedback. The time to complete the assignment was fair (about one week) and the difficulty was medium (if you fit the role and have the required experience, these tasks aren't too hard; I finished before the deadline). 3. Second online interview with the team lead and a person in the role (TC in this case): we discussed the assignment, covered the questions, and the answers provided, and why specific answers were given (I think to confirm I did the assignment and understand the role). 4. Final interview with the head of the department. This was more informal, with similar generic questions about the role, experience, and general interests. Overall, the experience was very positive and comfortable.

It was a decent process but I got to the final stage and wasn't really given the detailed feedback I needed for a final stage. It was advertised as a junior role and I was told there'd be a lot of scope to develop, even though I was told my experience was good enough, but the feedback was that I'd require too much coaching. The people you speak to are really great and they talk you through the company and the good things it does and they were informative but the former was a bit disappointing. Would still recommend it and would work there if the opportunity arose again.

I applied for a job at Relex and was really hopeful because of their reputation. But, the hiring process was a letdown. After an interview, they said they'd let me know about the next steps, but then there were just delays and no clear communication. For a whole month, I kept getting basically the same emails saying sorry for 'unforeseen delays,' but no real updates on my application. Then, surprisingly, I found out I didn't get the job, even though it was still posted. This whole thing felt disorganized and unprofessional because of the lack of transparency and speed. It was super frustrating since I had a similar experience with Relex about 10 years ago, making me wonder if they've improved.