J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 5 jours. J'ai passé un entretien chez Deel en janv. 2025
Entretien
I applied online and then got an interview scheduled. The HR interviewer was late and seemed exhausted, the first question was which country I am and if I can work as a contractor. I said no, they said they can only offer a contractor option for that position at that time. I found it a waste of time that could have been a checkbox in the application form. The interview ended after 5 minutes. A few months later I was approached by another reqruiter saying they have an open position with employment option. I said I'm interested but never heard back. I just don't feel I can trust this way of interviewing process.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Where do you live? Even though I had that in my CV and LI profile.
It took 1 week to get a follow up from recruiter.
Initially there was a hr round, in which my current role and experience was discussed.
After 2 days I got a rejection. It was due to amount of experience I had.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What project have you worked with recently?
What tech stack have you primarily worked with
J'ai postulé en ligne. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Deel en sept. 2025
Entretien
The interview itself was smooth, and the recruiter was professional and pleasant to speak with. I left the conversation with a very positive impression of the team and the role.
However, after a positive first round, I was rejected with the explanation that the company “only hires Swiss citizens due to very strict legal laws.” This is misleading: as an EU citizen (Italian) already residing in Switzerland, I have the legal right to live and work here under the Free Movement of Persons agreement. In reality, it appears that the limitation was an internal policy rather than a legal requirement.
This was disappointing, as the rejection had nothing to do with skills or eligibility, but with an unnecessarily restrictive and inaccurately justified company rule. Future candidates should be aware that even if you’re fully entitled to work in Switzerland, you may be excluded for reasons unrelated to your qualifications.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
What prompted you to apply for a position at Deel?
Round 1- HR Screening call
Nothing much just few intro questions and after that they explain next step which is assignment
Round 2 - Assignment
They have some important check points which needs to cover in the implementation