I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at X (Chicago, IL) in Jul 2014
Interview
HR reached out to me after I submitted my resume. Hiring manager and I had a good conversation, then they invited me on-site to meet the team at their Chicago HQ.
The whole HR process was very opaque and frazzled. I got an email to meet on Tuesday AM on Friday at 7 pm. Well, Okay, its not much time but I made it work. Took a day off work to visit.
The on-site team was small (3-4 people) and seemed overqualified for the role, and inadequately prepared with any real questions. Its supposed to be a technical role, but I got no technical questions. The rest was more like a conversation, I wish they had asked me REAL question.
The hiring manager was not even scheduled to be on the initial interview (?) which was puzzling. Another NO-NO on their HR process. He talked to me for a bit and when I asked for a follow-up he said "I dont know" (?!)
Next day I had a web chat with 2 of the senior guys, both of them awkward, and again, no real questions.
Finally, got rejected a week later. I emailed the hiring manager to thank him for his time and provide some feedback, NO response. Ridiculous.
I dont care what a "great" tech company you are emphasizing your "values". It's simply indecent to take out someone's time for 2 days and not even respond to a thank you email.
Get over yourselves and respect people who take out time out of their day to speak with you.
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Nothing unexpected. Would have appreciated some thoughtful questions.
Simple process, but the things were a bit disjointed and i was told the position was closed. They were no longer hiring for the position due to demands changes. It was disappointing because this was after two rounds of interviews and i was disappointed.
Great interview would love to give more amazing conversation environment setup and would love to appear for more such interviews, challenge myself with such big tech firms interviews, skill assessments. and
It was casual but intelligent. I found the process to be very organised, respectful, insightful and a great experience overall. I was impressed and although I did not get the job, would apply again for another role.
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Question 1
Describe your experience with business intelligence and advertising proposals.