Pretty straightforward and had a recruiter to share next steps and timeline. Felt like I knew what was expected of me and was able to quickly schedule interviews (multiple rounds).

First, a traditional recruiter phone screen. Second, another recruiter phone screen. This time, a deep dive into employment history starting from college. They are looking for reasons why I joined or left companies. They are looking for “patterns of behavior” across a person’s career. Felt like I was being stereotyped or discriminated. Hiring manager screen, very easy. Next, a virtual loop which was very difficult. Their style is to build people up early in the interview process and then beat them down in the final loop. Final loop here was just like Amazon final loop, entirely behavioral based on their values. Many of the values are similar or exactly the same as Amazon. Rejection was very bad. First, they left a cryptic voicemail and email forcing me to hear it verbally -- it could have been an email. Second, they tried to pass off bad news as good news. Finally, they were unable to provide any real reason why, any more detail, or feedback on how to improve. They basically wrapped a celery in chocolate, gave it to me, and called it dinner. Recruiting processes like this (a lack of real, honest feedback) are 100% what’s wrong with the tech industry.