I was called by an internal recruiter, had an HR phone screen, had a 1-on-1 phone interview with the hiring manager, had an onsite interview with many people, got an offer and accepted. There was nothing exceptional about the phone interviews. The onsite interview was scheduled for 3 hours with a total of 4 people. The interview actually lasted 6 hours without any breaks and included a lot of additional people. While the additional people I met with were very important and helped me make my decision, the disconnect between the scheduled length and actual length was frustrating. The thing that I was unhappiest with was that a skill test was the very last thing I was given to do without any previous warning, 5 hours into the process. As I've worked here I've learned that this is a relatively common experience for technology candidates. Despite my frustration with the onsite portion of the interview, the process was successful in convincing me that I wanted to work at OppLoans.

I went through 4 rounds ending with the hiring manager. Really enjoyed the time with the team members I spoke with. I made it the 4th and final round which was with the hiring manager. That round was going well too until the last question I was asked which was my salary requirements. I replied with my current salary and bonus and quickly she replied I’m not in the range for the role. A role I just spent 4+hours/4 rounds interviewing for. I was very honest and transparent from day 1 with the interview coordinator and told her what my current salary and bonus is and what would be required to make a move. So I spent 4 hours/4 rounds interviewing for a role where my salary requirements never were in their range for this role. I was told “it really just depends on exactly what the hiring manager is looking for. ” I was more than qualified for the role I was interviewing for (as stated by other members I interviewed with) so this final statement from the internal recruiter was confusing. My suggestion is simply don’t do this to people. Know what your range is for the role and don’t accept applicants that are outside the range(s) you’re willing to pay for unless they agree to take the pay cut. As a double digit year U.S. Veteran it’s disheartening knowing this practice happens here. Good luck if you decide to interview here, I surely hope you’re experience is than this.