Spreedly Interview Questions
& Process

I applied online and heard back from HR about a week later for a phone interview. The HR interview was pretty basic, and honestly, she didn't seem to fully grasp the role. I ended up explaining the main duties of the position to her so she could better evaluate me. This felt like a bit of a red flag. I asked a few questions, including whether the role was new or if it was a replacement. She mentioned the previous person left unexpectedly, suggesting there might have been a misunderstanding. After that, I was scheduled to talk to the hiring manager. He seemed to just be looking at my resume for the first time. He asked if I had industry experience, which I didn't have (and I had already mentioned this in the first interview). He then said we were wasting our time and that we should stop the interview. The job description and the initial HR chat never said industry experience was a must. It's really frustrating when HR and the hiring manager aren't on the same page about essential qualifications. If they had talked beforehand, HR could have helped screen candidates better. I spent time researching the company and explaining the role to HR. If the hiring manager has to reject you because of misaligned processes, please communicate it nicely, because this job search is really hard. Hopefully, the company will rethink their hiring process. For future candidates, definitely ask about the hiring manager's ideal qualifications.

So first there was like a one hour webinar with the CTO that also had other candidates, then I had two work samples to do. After that, a quick call with the hiring manager. The last part was like four 45 minute interviews all packed into a 3 hour slot, which were mostly about culture fit but a little bit technical too. Got rejected the day after that last part. It sucks getting rejected from a job you really wanted, but honestly, the people were great and the process was fine. I even asked for more feedback and they gave me helpful advice which was super rare and cool. They also told us the salary range right at the start, which is awesome because it saves time and shows they care about equal pay. They tell you the salary range before they even know who you are (like gender or where you're from), which is pretty transparent.

The interview process started with a recruiter call, who was friendly and helpful and knew a bit about the role. Then there was a second phone interview with someone who was the key decision-maker. If successful, a time-consuming take-home test followed. After that, there were two more interviews: a cultural interview and then a technical interview. I didn't get an offer because they felt I wasn't technically skilled enough, though I found the take-home test much harder than the basic technical interview. The last technical interview was surprisingly simple, perhaps it should have been part of the initial screening to show how basic it was. This makes me think something I said in the cultural interview might have been an issue. The company's interview reviews are poor for a reason.

This interview process felt like I was being strung along for weeks. The second interview had four people back-to-back, and the HR manager was 15 minutes late to her part. I had to chase the recruiters to confirm my timing, especially since her interview was only 30 minutes and I had another session right after. I kept getting told they loved me, and then the internal recruiter called a few days later just to say they were going with someone else. I've been passed over for jobs before, but this one really felt like a slap in the face. It felt like a waste of my time.