I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CFC (London, England) in June 2023
Interview
30-minute: Initial screening call with an internal recruiter.
Take-home technical test.
60-minute: Online interview with team members.
60- minute: On-site interview with engineering management.
I completed all process stages. I went on-site for the face-to-face interview, which I thought went well. The interviewer started to sell the job to me towards the end of the interview, telling me about the benefits and showing me around the office.
Two days later, I was emailed to say they wouldn't proceed because I was "nervous" in the interview. Sorry, but who isn't nervous in an interview? It wasn't excessive, and I answered their questions reasonably.
Considering the commitment I'd made and passed all the other interview processes, and the impression I was given at the face-to-face interview, I don't think it's an acceptable reason or level of feedback. I would consider whether it's worth the effort before applying.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are you learning at the moment? What hobbies do you have? Other generic competency questions
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on your interview process. We would like to discuss this with you in more detail to ensure we maintain the high standards we set ourselves. Please feel free to reach out to the Talent Acquisition Manager, Jonathan Mickiewicz via jmickiewicz@cfc.com.
Two rounds:
First round - General C# Questions on basic stuff such as SOLID, Recursion, SQL (Joins etc)
Second Round - Managerial interview - going through the CV and some STAR Method questions
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at CFC
Interview
Quick, highly efficient, to the point. There was no messing around with irrelevant questions, aiming to get to the point of grasping the candidate's grasp of required notions, mainly around architecture, understanding of different Cloud technologies, and working in teams.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Best Practices, Architecture, Common Architectural patterns, Team Cooperation