Wider Circle Interview Questions
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and how the experience turned out.
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First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Wider Circle.
Wider Circle
Software Engineer
Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The initial recruiter call went well and I advanced to the next stage quickly. A few days prior, I asked to reschedule due to a conflict but received no response. Then, an hour before the scheduled interview, it was canceled without explanation. I haven't heard back since. While I understand things happen, the lack of communication was disappointing, especially after a promising start. It makes me question how long the position will be open. Update: Received a message stating the role was closed and external recruiters were engaged. I got a follow up saying they closed the role and brought in third party recruiters to help with the role.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you introduce yourself?
Wider Circle
QA Data Engineer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding
The interview had 3 rounds in total. The technical interview was really bad, worse than any I've had, and I usually do fine. The person kept cutting me off and acted like I didn't know what I was talking about even when I did. They even suggested a wrong data type which would obviously still be a dataframe, and didn't even say sorry when they were wrong. The interviewers were generally condescending and wouldn't let me finish my thoughts. The whole thing felt rushed and was super frustrating. The technical interview covered pandas and sql.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Could you explain how to establish a connection to an SQLite database within a Jupyter notebook environment?
Wider Circle
Learning and Development Manager
Manager Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Presentation
Interview formats
Behavioral Presentation
So, the first interview was like, a recorded thing, and they dropped it on me two days before Thanksgiving, asking me to finish it the day after. Then, I had a video call with the hiring manager. She suggested this optional performance task, saying it would help her see what I'm worth. The next step was supposed to be with the head of HR, and then another performance task. But honestly, after talking with the hiring manager, I decided to bow out. It just felt like our work styles and personalities would totally clash, and I wasn't going to sacrifice my self-respect for it.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- The initial video interview request came during Thanksgiving week, due the day after. This makes me question the company's work-life balance philosophy.
- I followed up with a video interview with the hiring manager to discuss this approach and learn more about the team and culture. Lenora questioned my ability to balance full-time work and motherhood.
- She then directly questioned the value I would bring to her team.
Wider Circle
Community Engagement Associate
Entry Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
Right from the first contact with the recruiter, the whole process felt super quick. They told me when the interview was, and confirmed I'd get a video call link. Honestly, the recruiter was kinda rude, calling me on the interview day all annoyed because I hadn't accepted an invite, threatening disqualification. But like, I was never told to accept an invite, just that a link would be sent. The actual interview was pretty fast and not too hard.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Have you previously worked with seniors?
- Do you have experience working remotely?
- How did you manage your time when working remotely?
Wider Circle Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Wider Circle interview reports.
“Could you explain how to establish a connection to an SQLite database within a Jupyter notebook environment?”
Read reports →“Could you explain what a data warehouse is to someone who isn't very tech-savvy?”
Read reports →“If you found a data quality problem reported by our Operations team, how would you fix it?”
Read reports →“Can you tell me about your experience with MDM systems?”
Read reports →“Can you introduce yourself?”
Read report →“How did you manage your time when working remotely?”
Read report →“Why are you interested in working for Wider Circle?”
Read report →“Have you previously worked with seniors?”
Read report →“How does your current work connect with the company's objectives?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Wider Circle interview reports.