My experience was poor, mainly because of bad communication. I had 3 pre-screens. Each session had to be rescheduled at the last minute (the company's availability changed not mine). For the pre-screens the RC told me who I would be speaking with. I did my research in advance, but each time I picked up the phone it was not the person the RC told me to expect. After jumping through the pre-screen hoops I was finally invited onsite to Palo Alto. I was excited to see the campus, but even the check in process was sloppy. That set the tone for the rest of the day. From the time I checked into the lobby I was told had to go upstairs to the third floor and check in again. I did. The second receptionist asked if it was easy to find the building. I said yes, but that I was concerned about the parking limits. She said I should have asked for a pass. So I looked at her awkwardly and asked "where can I find one?" She said go back downstairs to the main lobby. Really!? I didn't have time to be shuffling back and forth so I left it alone. A few minutes later my first interviewer picked me up. I had a series of 4 30 minute back to back sessions. Each session consisted of the same questions and scenarios I experienced during my 3 rounds of pre screens. If these people prepared in advance and talked to one another they could have gotten a more holistic view of my background and goals. I hit it off well in 2 of the sessions, thought one of the recruiters was mild, and realized 3 minutes into my session with the University Recruiting lead that it wasn't going to work. The session with the Uni lead was uncomfortable because the woman talked down to me the entire time. She remarked that it's hard to be an RC and that less than 10% are of any value. I asked what criteria she uses to distinguish an adequate RC from a great one. I believe this question offended her because her demeanor changed and she started acting defensive. She said she is qualified to discern a good RC because she was a phenomenal one earlier in her career. I wasn't looking to question her judgment, I asked because I was genuinely curious what it takes to go above and beyond at Palantir. Anyway, the rest of the session was tainted. Given that this woman esteemed herself highly I knew her bias would cost me. One more word of caution, the RC won't tell you how long you will be onsite. They just tell you what time to get there and to plan on staying all day. I missed a full day of work when I could have taken 4 hours (2 hours of interviewing plus drive time).

Phone screen, then assessment screen. Assessment is conducted on hackerrank, and I was told the process would move along fairly quickly. I had to reach out as I hadn't heard back in 1 week and was sent an automated email. I do want to note that for the Phone screen, it sounded like the recruiter was moving around a lot in the background which was very distracting.