Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. La procedura ha richiesto una settimana. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Hopper (Boston, MA) nel mese di mag 2019
Colloquio
I had a brief phone screen with a recruiter. They did not ask me many questions about my education, experience, or what I was looking for in my next role. At the end of the call they said that they would like me to complete a "short exercise" to give them more insight into my quantitative skillset. They asked me to do this before having a single interview and without any guarantee that I would get an interview with after submitting the exercise. Upon reviewing the exercise, it was clear to me that this would not be a quick exercise. It was really a case study of >1 million rows of Hopper's real data that would take many, many hours to complete. I find it very suspicious to ask for such a big time commitment from an interviewee before even interviewing them to see if they would be a good fit. Based on my experience, it seems that Hopper is using this as an opportunity to get free consulting/analysis and is not seriously interested in hiring a senior analyst. In my opinion, this was a very sketchy and inappropriate tactic and I felt that I was being used.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Hopper (Madrid) nel mese di mag 2024
Colloquio
1st Round with Hiring Manager
It was cancelled twice and finally when she made it she was very late and rude during the whole interview. I was thinking to quit immediately after 1 minute.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
Tell me about projects where you had a great impact
Ho presentato la mia candidatura online. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Hopper
Colloquio
Not a very good interview as it left a bad taste in my mouth. The interviewer I got was the least personable one I've ever gotten. He deflected nearly all my questions I asked about the company or gave the most generic one possible. He didn't listen all that much to what I was saying during our interview. It really felt like he didn't care or liked his job and that left a big impression. I was happy to get a rejection so quickly the morning after and uninstalled the app along with it too.
Domande di colloquio [1]
Domanda 1
How does your experience with X technology help this company?
La procedura ha richiesto 5 giorni. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Hopper (New York, NY)
Colloquio
There is a reason that none of the interview experiences have been positive for this company. In the first 5 minutes of my interview, I was talked down upon, discouraged to think I was qualified, and was compared against other candidates when I never asked about it. All because I did not use SQL in the past to do pricing. First off, SQL can help you query databases but it will not build you a pricing algorithm. The whole interview was a waste of time. I even studied the 50 page pdf they sent prior to. The recruiter was unprofessional as well - wore a graphic tee, rushed through the meeting, and didn't review my resume or portfolio.
IMHO, what they call "fintech" is actually just a glorified term for insurance fees. No smart pricing, just a fixed deposit. They're dealing with a class action lawsuit due to shady verbiage. I also had a ton of questions to challenge the pdf they sent me but never got a chance. Overall, I got a clear picture of the company culture and people. Dodged a bullet.