TEECOM Interview Questions
& Process

I had a few 1-on-1s for this role. They were good about communication during the whole thing. The hiring manager was helpful and I talked to them, plus two other engineers.

This is a long review but it's important. The interview process is the same for all positions. Applying here is like gambling, you'll probably lose. The interview seems easy but you won't get the job. It's 8 hours of interviewing, like a full unpaid workday. An HR person calls before each interview with tips and after with a summary and feedback. Before the final interview (out of 6), I was told to just describe my experience. I did, and they seemed impressed during the interview. Afterward, they said I was disingenuous, which was ironic given their positive reactions. They praised my technical knowledge during the technical interview, and my references also gave positive feedback. It feels like it doesn't matter if you have the experience, can prove your knowledge, or have good references. It's like swimming and someone asking if you swim while you're in the pool, and they say you don't. It's a gamble, maybe they just like you or are in a good mood. Other companies had 1.5-2 hour processes with 2-3 interviews and offers. Here, you waste 8 hours, and your references have to fill out long forms, which takes them a lot of time, sometimes spread over two days. I apologized to my references for the time investment.

The interview process started off pretty messy. A recruiting coordinator contacted me to set up a phone screening, but their communication and follow-up were sloppy. They'd confirm a call time via email but then send an invite for a different time, and it was obvious they used email templates with unedited placeholder text. I called into a conference line for the initial phone screen and waited 15 minutes, but the recruiter never showed up. After rescheduling, I finally spoke with the recruiter, who then set me up to talk to the CFO. The CFO was unimpressive, and most of his questions were too broad and not experience-based. While this particular experience wasn't ideal, TEECOM seems like a company with a good culture, and I appreciate them letting me know they wouldn't be moving forward so I can keep looking.

So I had this initial phone interview with the recruiter/HR person over at TEECOM. It was mostly behavioral stuff, like asking about my past work, how I solve problems, and how I handle different workplace scenarios. I get that they need to check those things, but I wish they'd talked more about the actual job, what TEECOM is trying to do, and their vibe. It would have been good to know more about the day-to-day tasks, the team, and what the company values to see if it was a good fit for me. You know, making sure we're both on the same page about what the job is and what's expected. It was okay for learning about me, but could have been better if they'd focused more on the role itself.