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I interviewed with four companies back in May for staff engineer roles(or staff equiv). Based on that experience and my current employers process a somewhat bas
by Rapzid 5y ago
I interviewed with four companies back in May for staff engineer roles(or staff equiv). Based on that experience and my current employers process a somewhat baseline expectation can be:
* Phone screen with recruiter that reached out to you
* Screen with the hiring manager
* Behavioral interview with multiple peeps
* Code pairing session with multiple peeps
* System design session with multiple peeps
So AT LEAST 5 hours time commitment just on interviews. Add time to research the company, its employees, and etc. Maybe the code pairing is instead an at-home test of some sort. This could potentially add hours(or in the case of Teleport like 20+ hours). Just engaging with a handful of companies was a huge amount of extra work and stress on top of existing responsibilities.
I pulled out of three voluntarily and declined an offer from the last for various reasons, opting to stick out till my RSU cliff in October. For the next round of engagements I may start toying with filtering out companies based on their hiring process as well and giving push back on it to see what happens.
- uglygoblin 5y agoI had the same experience earlier in the year and ended up bailing out/declining offers because the process was giving me bad feelings about the work cultures at said companies. I did actually tell one that the schedule of phone interviews (2) and video call rounds (4) was too much commitment without more details about the role and salary range. They responded with "if that's too much commitment the position is too". Dodged that bullshit!
- nathanaldensr 5y agoIsn't it fun when they make you feel like you're at fault? Nice try, assholes.
- encryptluks2 5y agoMost likely a 20 hour interview is required to be paid, especially if it isn't just a test and similar to the work you'd be doing.