I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Splunk (Portland, OR) in Mar 2022
Interview
Applied online and then heard back from a recruiter a month later. Interviews were Recruiter Screen > Hiring Manager > 3 Person Virtual Loop > VP over the next 5 weeks. Mostly behavioral questions. Recruiter did a pretty good job of keeping me informed of timelines and sticking to their word on when I would hear back. The experience was good during the interview process, but ultimately the only feedback I received was that I could not have done anything better and that it was a difficult choice. Ultimately, this made the decision feel arbitrary, and I think companies owe candidates more than that after 5-6 interviews.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Splunk
Interview
I've interviewed with a lot of companies in my career and this was probably the most disappointing. Went through 3 rounds of interviews and a phone screen, first hiring manager, then 2 team member interviews. All interviews went well and I received positive feedback from each interviewer. After the 3rd interview, I followed up several times with both the recruiter and hiring manager for several weeks with no response.
After reading several interview accounts on here I can see that "ghosting" interviewees is fairly common practice at Splunk. Overall, I decided that a company that makes ghosting their prospective employees common practice doesn't align with my personal values or beliefs and is not one I want to work for.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when things didn't go as planned and what you did about it.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Splunk
Interview
Initial 15 minute screening with human resources. This meeting was followed by another call with the human resources manager, and then four Zoom meetings with managers and directors in the organization.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about how I've handled certain situations in the past and about my prior experience.
