Winshuttle Interview Questions
& Process

I had two phone interviews. The interview experience was fine, everything was pleasant. It wasn't until afterwards that I realized I was lied to when I was told by the interviewer that he was "definitely" interested in me for the position and next steps were he was going to fly me out or have him come to Dallas, but he had to check his schedule... I assumed (big mistake) this was to be coordinated through the outside recruiter I was going through but she was no help. Subsequent to the conversation, I couldn't even get the simple, professional courtesy email reply or returned phone call when I inquired as to my status. Again, the recruiter was no help either. I understand people change their minds, but at least have some backbone to tell me (email is the best way to do so if you're a whimp... ;-)) All in all, the experience was a total waste of time. Don't say you weren't warned about this company if you decide to pursue a role with them. I know I should have headed the advise of other negative interview reviews posts... From my take, Winshuttle doesn't value how it treats "prospective" employees, even if that interviewee is genuinely interested in working for them (for why...?). I can only wonder how they value their employees and clients...

So for this role, I had this recruiter call, a phone screen, then a chat with a senior person and my potential direct report. After that, there was the whole interview gauntlet. The next round was a personality quiz and an interview with 4 leaders, though one didn't show up. They said the interviews were pretty much on auto-pilot, very focused on scenarios and my background, asking about my previous work history with everyone. Then, a week later, I followed up via email and they told me I was 'too technical' and wouldn't get to use my skills and would be 'frustrated'. This is weird because my background is mostly client-facing. They also concluded I'd get 'too frustrated' if projects weren't done on time, which doesn't make sense given how relaxed the interviews were. No challenging questions were asked. I doubt they would have followed up if I hadn't prompted them. I saw the position reposted on LinkedIn before they reached out, which is a bad sign. They were still looking for candidates even after narrowing it down to two people, including me, and ended up hiring no one.

The interview involved two phone calls and then a manager meeting in Chandigarh. The phone interviews went well, with questions directly related to the job. However, the manager round focused on how other companies use tools like Jira and included some puzzle questions. The manager seemed to lack knowledge about architecture but still asked me to explain my project's architecture, and didn't seem to understand when I did. After it all, they didn't even let me know if I got the job, just said they'd inform me later.

Really liked how they ran the interview. The reception staff was nice, they said good morning and asked if I wanted tea or coffee. There were 4 rounds: 1. Intro round 2. Technical interview focusing on automation frameworks and scripting in pseudo code 3. Technical interview with a scripting problem about strings 4. Managerial round. Everyone was super friendly and kind. It didn't even feel like an interview.