I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
I was approached by a recruiter on LinkedIn. We had a brief telephone call and then I was matched up with someone on the Business Operations & Strategy team for a Skype interview. The interviewer was fairly rude, interrupting me multiple times during the process. Like others, I got the impression that they were looking for something specific. The interviewer said things like "Great, that's really helpful" and "Perfect". At the end of the process, I had 3 minutes to ask questions and was unimpressed when the interviewer stated that the recruiters would be reaching out in a couple weeks if they wanted to move forward and that "If you don't hear from us, then please reach out." The interviewer stated that Palantir was revamping their recruiting process to be more data oriented rather than intuition focused. My intuition was that I was uninterested in working for them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Strengths, weaknesses. Examples for three of each. How would your managers rate you?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies in Oct 2016
Interview
Recruiter contacted me via LinkedIn, and after a brief dialogue, he scheduled a Skype interview with a person on the team. The interview was about 45 minutes long, during which the interviewer walked me through what being on the team is like, some of the problems they solve, and the long hours they put in.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your previous experience at your current job and college. What problems did you encounter and how did you approach them?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies in July 2016
Interview
Phone screen was brief but cordial. Questions were around interest in Palantir and going over my resume. First proper interview was about a week later. The interviewer asked only two questions about my strengths and weaknesses. No questions about how I solved problems in the past, or how I would solve hypothetical problems in the role. Few days later they sent a rejection email saying "we do not have a position that is a strong match for your qualifications at this time." Surprising assessment, since I wasn't asked any questions about my qualifications. In September, the US Labor Department sued Palantir for discriminating against Asian candidates in their hiring process. Then all of it suddenly made sense.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your top three strengths?
What are your top three weaknesses?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
Member of the team reached out via LinkedIn, passed onto another member of the team who conducted Skype interview.
Questions:
+ What is your long-term career goal?
+ What is a strength? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a second strength? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a third strength? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a weakness? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a second weakness? Give example illustrating that.
+ Name 3 references who supervised you most recently:
>> What would each rate you on scale 1-10?
>> What would each say is your greatest strength? Why?
>> What would each say is area for improvement? Why?
10 minutes for you to ask questions
+ What is a strength? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a second strength? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a third strength? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a weakness? Give example illustrating that.
+ What is a second weakness? Give example illustrating that.
+ Name 3 references who supervised you most recently:
>> What would each rate you on scale 1-10?
>> What would each say is your greatest strength? Why?
>> What would each say is area for improvement? Why?
10 minutes for you to ask questions