I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at CreateFuture in Mar 2023
Interview
Timewasting application process for unclear reasons. I applied online and was asked to have a 30 minute video call with a recruiter. Prior to the call I emailed xDesign to confirm that they would be considering candidates without prior Java experience, which was confirmed to be true. My experience is across different tech stacks, however I made it clear I'd be interested in learning Java. The call lasted 20 minutes with the recruiter, discussing my prior experience, previous company and what xDesign does. The recruiter appeared to be pretty interested in my experience. After that discussion he revealed that they weren't actually looking for candidates without commercial Java experience, and weren't currently interested in hiring people with with my experience in other tech stacks. He explained that he would be interested in reaching out in a few months time if they have other roles up. I have no idea what the point of the call was and why they wanted a call. The recruiter seemed like a nice guy - maybe he's new to the company. Overall a waste of time for both me and the recruiter, and clearly an uncoordinated and disorganised hiring process. If it weren't so bizarre I'd probably be pretty annoyed.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at CreateFuture
Interview
I applied for a job. After sending my CV I received an email asking me for my availability for an interview. I selected 10am the upcoming Friday. I sat waiting to be let onto the video call for 20 minutes before it automatically kicked me out.
I eventually got an email from the interviewer apologising for missing the interview, and asking if I could do later that day or the following Monday. I said either works for me so whatever is best for them. No follow up then an out-of-office email when I followed up on the Monday.
I have emailed the interviewer since their return, and also the general hiring email address for the company. No response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you confirm you will be attending the interview?
I interviewed at CreateFuture (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Interview
Initial call followed by a tech task then a final video call to explain your working. For me it was very relaxed and the people I met during the process were friendly
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain how you’ve integrated testing into your frontend components.