Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite segnalazione di un dipendente. La procedura ha richiesto un giorno. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Charles Schwab (Lone Tree, CO) nel mese di set 2015
Colloquio
Overall, the interviewing process was well done. I interviewed with five different people, including the hiring manager and his boss. There were a smattering of technical questions throughout the four hours I spent with the group that interviewed me. The most challenging part of the interview was being asked to refactor an application. While I don't think I was great at it, I did reasonably well and appreciated the experience. The quality of the people I encountered was reasonably high. Seems like it would be a solid place to work.
Sadly, the recruiting process at Schwab is among the worst I've ever seen. The recruiter called me and performed a couple of unprofessional maneuvers:
1. Told me that they "might" be interested in me, but they're also considering other highly qualified candidates. While this was most likely true, I was left wondering why on earth would a representative call me and lead with a statement like that. As the process unfolded, I came to realize that this was the first in a series of tactics aimed at reducing the offer amount.
2. Bluntly asked me how much I made, but flatly refused to give me a salary range for the position and an idea of where the hiring manager thought I should fit within that range.
Ultimately, a manager called me with an offer that was a little lower than my current position. While it was clear they could move a bit on the salary, they wouldn't have been able to entice me enough to make the change and I still had the horrible taste of Schwab Recruiting in my mouth. It's difficult to leave Schwab a negative review because the high-quality personnel I encountered, but it just wouldn't be honest to give a thumbs-up considering their completely broken recruitment.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Charles Schwab (Austin, TX) nel mese di feb 2016
Colloquio
First round was a 10 min phone interview with the talent acquisition person, then a 30 min phone interview with the hiring manager, not a technical interview. just the usual questions about experiences in various technologies...nosql database, code refactoring, how did you hear about us, tell me about yourself, etc