Screen with recruiter and different stage interviews with team. The team members I spoke to were combative and defensive and I never got any indication they were happy to work where they do.
The recruiter is unprofessional and impatient. During the talk, it seems that the recruiter needs to prove their worth by criticising the candidate. When I asked some questions later, the recruiter kept saying “I just told you that” while what she said was totally different from what I asked.
Apparently the recruiter doesn’t have a good understanding of the position, and showed a lack of communication skills and professionalism.
J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 7 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Verkada (San Mateo, CA) en déc. 2021
Entretien
1. A few rounds of zoom interviews - about 3 with different team members
2. A take home modeling exercise - took about 3 hours to complete, one element of it was quite challenging. The prompt was clear but had some deficiencies when it comes to explaining sales ops terms to people without experience.
3. Model presentations and on-site interviews - 5 hours total
The first 2 stages were straightforward. The third had weird parts:
1. One of the interviewers was going a little bit over with me and the next interviewer in line got into the room. She left the room without saying goodbye or providing any impression on our conversation. Up until that point I felt that the conversation was intriguing and successful, but when she did that I was completely thrown off.
2. My model had a couple of flaws that I corrected on the spot, and then it worked perfectly. I was given some numbers to run and the results were exactly the ones they expected, so I was optimistic.
3. During the personal interviews, I discussed my resume thoroughly with most of the team members. I went into detail about my professional and personal decisions.
4. After I got home, I got an email from the recruiter saying the company wants me to write them why I left every single workplace in the past. I told the recruiter that I find this odd, as I went into detail on this with multiple interviewers and that I will not provide a write up, but will discuss this over the phone with them as much as they want.
5. A couple of weeks passed with no response from them or the recruiter, until they finally got back to him and declined.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
Typical interview questions: reflecting on experience in management consulting, teamwork and career challenges, and getting some brain teasers in the realm of sales ops