Rackspace Technology interview questions

Unless you have MAD skills &/or INSANE experience, you will not get an interview at Rackspace without an inside referral. Why? Everyone wants to work here (and they should), and we get too many applicants for every position to look at each one. Rackspace relies on the amazing staff they have in place to help them pare down the pool. Inside referrals mean a lot - when a Racker refers you, they are putting their reputation & their "brand" on the line, and we don't do that lightly. HR knows this, and takes Racker referrals seriously. That being said. Step 1: Phone screen with HR. If you make it past that, welcome to the interview! Interview: Three panels, one hour each, each with a specific focus. You will be interviewed by your potential future colleagues as well as your potential future boss, and their opinion carries as much or more weight than the supervisor's. For some roles in which you would be part of a small team or pair, one person's veto will kill you, regardless of what anyone else thinks. Be yourself, be real. Stuffed answers won't work here. You may be interviewed by people in flip flops & do-rags (I was), but you'd best be in a real suit if you want to have a shot. I won't give away what types of questions to expect, but like any interview, know the business, know the major players, know what your role would be expected to do, and plan to tie in your experience with the job description. My interview experience was by far the best I've ever had with any company. I left feeling like even if I didn't get the job, I had an awesome conversation with some really great people. Best advice - BRING your personality. And if you don't like kooky, off-the-wall, creative, different, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, let's-go-change-the-world, it-doesn't-exist-so-let's-create-it . . .. don't apply. You're signing up for a crazy, wonderful life, not just a job. All in, or stay home.

Applied online. Got a response from HR team with a questionnaire a few weeks later. I completed the questionnaire and sent to lead HR. Did not hear back for a week so sent an email checking in. Finally heard back and phone interview scheduled with hiring manager. Phone interview was good. Manager seemed nice. Scheduled onsite interview. I prepared very well for onsite but seemed to be a waste of time on my part. You'll go through 3 teams with 2 people in each session. Each session will last about 30 minutes to 1 hour. First group was solid. Good discussion and information about the company/role was shared. Second interview was with a rep and manager. The rep asked all the questions while manager sat there. It almost felt as if they were trying to talk me out of working at Rackspace but I went with it. Asked me the same question over and over again about why I wanted to leave my job. No matter how many time I told them they kept asking. Third group was a bit more fun to chat with. We were laughing and having a good time. Asked good questions. They will ask behavioral questions and want to make sure you are a good fit. They have a grading system so you have to score very high amongst all of them to be considered. To me it kind of seemed like a lottery to be chosen to work there. I was a bit irritated cause one of the hiring managers asked me to take their online trainings and send him my score. Took me 10 hours to complete but it was a waste of time. I had to follow up with the HR team a week later for an update. Only to be told the position was filled. Overall it was a below average experience. I expected more from a large corporation. In the end it wasn't the right company for me. I hadn't interviewed for a new company in 10+ years so it was good practice for me. Where else can you get 3 interviews all at once? If you aren't keen on the company still apply for the interviews are great practice runs. Company prides itself on being disorganized. Lack of structure from what was relayed to me by the employees and hiring managers during interview process. Pay is well below industry average and you are required to travel from what current friends that work there tell me.