I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Addepar
Difficult interview
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I interviewed at Addepar
Interview
The process started off with a half hour Zoom call that acted as a phone screen. This was open, transparent, and went well. I was told there would be two official rounds of interviews after this with the team, with the second round being a skills assessment. When it came time to do the first interview, they immediately told me to spend 5 minutes preparing a 10 minute presentation about any topic I wanted. When I finished presenting, they spent the next 10 minutes picking the presentation apart. There was no opportunity to ask crucial role discovery questions, or to highlight my experience. They concluded the interview by saying, “If we decide to hire anybody right now, we'll let you know.” If we decide to hire anybody? A complete waste of my time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was asked to spend 5 minutes creating a 10 minute presentation about any topic.
Total 5-6 rounds. HR was helpful and transparent throughout the process, but the hiring manager seemed out of control and unclear of who they wanted to hire. The company bait and switched the role after the 2nd interview to a new team/product.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Teach me something (5 min to prepare)
Technical interview of proprietary software (unhelpful)
2 Case studies
Initial Interview with HR - Typical process. The recruiter I spoke to was very professional and personable.
HR provided an intro about themselves, the company and the role. HR asked several questions about my background and how I can contribution to the role
2nd interview: 2 members of the team. Very untraditional.
They provided an intro about themselves.
They did not ask me any questions. Instead, they gave me 5 minutes to prepare a 8-10 minute presentation on any topic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They did not ask me any questions. Instead, they gave me 5 minutes to prepare a 8-10 minute presentation on any topic.
