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I work as a software engineer. My last job was two interviews: initial "feeler" interview, and final hiring interview. Of the jobs I interviewed for, all of th
by P_I_Staker 3y ago
I work as a software engineer. My last job was two interviews: initial "feeler" interview, and final hiring interview.
Of the jobs I interviewed for, all of them were similar. Three companies were seriously interested, and I got one reject, and two offers (plus 2-5 interviews that didn't go anywhere).
It seemed that only SV companies had these interviewing headaches, and I suspect it's currently better than ever. Keep in mind that companies have asked about the shape of manholes and the north pole, circa the 90s and early millennium.
As always, your mileage will vary.
- JohnFen 3y agoThis has largely been my experience, too. With a couple of exceptions, I've never had to go through the gauntlet described. It seems to be mostly an SV thing. Because I consider the interview process to be me determining the suitability of the potential employer as much as the potential employer determining the suitability of me, the couple of exception I mentioned resulted in me bailing out of the process. If that's how a company is for the hiring process, I can only surmise that working there would be full of the same sort of nonsense.
- P_I_Staker 3y agoYeah, it's SV and companies trying to be like SV. Unfortunately, this site doesn't know anywhere exists beyond SV. In Berlin there's a famous club that doesn't let anyone in. Okay, so they aren't that exclusive, but they turn away a ton of people, even if they purchased tickets... ... now every club in Germany has door policy and is trying to channel their energy.