First step was a phone interview with a recruiter, then a subsequent phone interview with the hiring manager, and then a half day meeting 5 different people on-site. Overall I was very impressed with the team. I enjoyed meeting the various members and exploring the role with them. There was a lot of talk about candidate experience, employer branding, and the push to be an employer of choice. I left there feeling like things went pretty well, and followed up with an email thank you to each of the 5 people I met with during my visit. The hiring manager said she'd be back in touch with me the following week. I was a bit disappointed when I didn't get any reply from anyone, even acknowledging my thank you emails or my full day I took off work to travel to Modesto and participate in these interviews. I emailed the hiring manager twice during the following month with no reply so I figured they must not have selected me. And eventually after about 5 weeks I got a form rejection letter emailed to me. It would have really improved my candidate experience if they just communicated in a more timely manner. Even if they felt I was a terrible candidate for reason it would still have been nice to get some basic communication.

The interview process, from time of application to offer, can be fairly lengthy. All positions require a Recruiter Phone Screen, some require a Hiring Manager Phone Interview and all will require an on-site interview. The on-site interview should not be anymore than 5 panel members, but they will be asking behavioral based questions as well as technical questions (if applicable to role applying). All candidates should receive feedback within 1-2 weeks from on-site interview.