Terrible interview experience with the recruiter. The recruiter asked standard questions about background and spoke about the role and the team. Everything went well and she said she will reach out to me in a couple of days regarding next steps and it has been 3 weeks and i have not received a single email. Since there was no direct email address, and i was contacted through the smartrecruiter site, I couldn't follow up directly. So I decided to follow up through LinkedIn since it was an exciting role and I did not want to miss the opportunity.
Funny thing is, the recruiter connected with me on LinkedIn, saw my follow up messages and still chose not to provide me with any update!!!
Piece of advice to the recruiter. Don't waste candidates' time for whatever reason. Positive or negative feedback, give in a timely fashion. I know times are crazy and everyone's busy. But so are the candidates.
Online interview with manager. Focused on AB testing and experimentation design and product recommendations based on scenarios. Asked 3 SQL questions on Hackerrank. Even though they were right, manager wanted in a specific way in terms of group by.
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Question 1
Data goverenance and how it is different in different countires
Most of the interviewers were nice but the process took a lot longer than the recruiter's estimate. They do not stick by their own deadlines
Most of the interviewers were nice but the process took a lot longer than the recruiter's estimate. They do not stick by their own deadlines
A phone screen, hiring manager interview, SQL interview, 4 interview onsite. Each interview was 45 mins, and for the onsite they were heavy on core competencies. A/B testing was covered, and most of the interviewers in the onsite asked the exact same questions (with each having 1-2 questions that differed)