Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un selezionatore. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Instacart nel mese di apr 2015
Colloquio
1. Phone Screen w/ Sourcer (great call and good questions asked)
2. Phone Screen w/ 2nd Sourcer (great call and good questions asked)
3. Onsite w/ Recruiting Team (See below)
They didn't really ask me any questions during my on-site besides if I had any questions for them. I felt like the on-site could have run a lot better if they combined people and shortened the timeframe (2:1) or a panel interview. I found myself trying to grasp at questions to ask (or re-asking ones that I had already asked the sourcers) just to keep conversation flowing and not awkward since they weren't asking me any questions about myself. I was a little disappointed since I am such a fan of their product and I had prepared to have great conversation with their recruiting team. I left the interview feeling like it was a waste of time on both sides since there wasn't any useful conversation happening. I knew that they'd probably decline me due to the fact that they didn't learn anything new about me.
Ho presentato la mia candidatura tramite un'agenzia di reclutamento personale. La procedura ha richiesto 2 settimane. Ho sostenuto un colloquio presso Instacart (San Francisco, CA)
Colloquio
I had a call with a consultant who talked about the opportunity then a call with someone else from the recruiting team. They brought me in for a face to face interview with the team. The team was friendly and I thought I got along with people whether it be from a professional standpoint or personal standpoint. I thought that I was did well, but then I was told that I did not get the position which life goes on, but what irked me quite a bit was the reason behind the rejection. If there were better candidates with more experience then I can understand since that is the game, but that was not the reason. They mentioned that I have a friendly attitude and down to earth personality, but they were worried that I would not have a back-bone to the hiring manager or have the professional attitude. I asked the recruiter which question(s) did anyone on the team asked about my experience with hiring managers because if I answered a question poorly about hiring managers then I would like to know what I did wrong so I can improve on it, and she told me they just got "that vibe" from my interactions from the team. I can understand criticism if it makes sense, but I personally think that remark was unfounded now you're just going by assumption. They also mentioned that they thought I needed some professional sourcing development which I'm not going to take offense because I know that I can improve on such things, so that I think that is valid critique. If they gave me another chance at an interview I would do (when they move to a better location) so because I believe in second chances, so I don't think they are a terrible company by any means but the ending felt very shady to me and left a sour taste in my mouth. Don't use this to not interview with Instacart because you should at least get to know the company, but instead take this as a note (or warning) to perhaps not be so friendly and leave your cards close to you because friendliness can be seen as weakness. In other words keep a little bit of a front because now I know that I may never know what people (companies) can use against you.
