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Legal Demand Officer
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Phone screen
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
Recruiter was a bit disorganized and then ghosted me after three interviews. They even sent me the wrong video chat link after I had to wake up at an ungodly hour to interview with a team member in a different time zone. They explained the recruitment process at the beginning but then added new steps at the last minute. The interviewers were nice people but seemed stressed and preoccupied during the interview.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share your experience with using X?
X
Software Engineer
Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Coding
It started with a 30-minute recruiter call, but I only got to speak for about 5 minutes. I wanted to ask some questions, but the recruiter was super excited talking about Elon Musk and how he changed the company, so I didn't get a chance. Then, there was an online frontend coding session. I had an hour to complete a task, and they said there would be a Q&A at the end. I think I messed up because I was nervous and it was late. That's probably why I got rejected. It was a good experience overall, but the weirdest part was that I was initially contacted by two recruiters from two different teams. They both set up initial meetings. But after I failed the frontend interview, the second recruiter (for backend) suddenly canceled our meeting and then ghosted me. I'm a backend engineer, so I don't even know why they put me in for frontend interviews in the first place. The bummer is that because of this, another recruiter for a backend position is now ghosting me too.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- Tell me why you are interested in working at X.
- Can you discuss your previous experience, particularly your last role?
- What was your specific role in your prior project?
X
Sales Representative
Entry Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Other
There were many application stages with different stakeholders. The conversations were demanding but positive and friendly. Feedback always came from the HR contact person. I only met friendly people. Structures within the organization were somewhat unclear.
Confirmed questions3 questions
- Why are you interested in Twitter?
- How do you think you can contribute to our company's success?
- What are your expectations for this role?
X
Curator
Mid Difficult Neutral experience Accept offer 6 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Phone screen Phone screen Phone screen Phone screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The process involved about 6 stages which kicked off with an HR screening call, followed by an assessment then calls with different regional heads across the globe and then an interview with the hiring manager before a final call with HR. It was a long, easy back and forth, satisfying HR screening, assessment, interviews with hiring manager, regional leads/editors, very adjusting and comforting
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you elaborate on your experience to show how it aligns with the job requirements?
X Interview Questions
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Read report →“Can you diversify a list of tuples with post authors and their ranks?”
Read report →“Could you write code to create a histogram of frequently occurring words in a tweet?”
Read report →“Create a new feature for Twitter aimed at enhancing the experience for new users.”
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