This was the most unprofessional and unethical interview process I have ever gone through, and I urge others to not waste an inordinate amount of time with any one company, and certainly don't put all your eggs in one basket with a company like Synctera. They put me through three interviews over a period of SIX WEEKS - with weeks in between responses. Even when I was still in the running as a "top candidate", they were never reachable. I had my first interview May 29, second interview on June 4, and the third interview almost 3 weeks later. At the end of interview 3 I was told it was basically a formality at this point - I was the top candidate for this role they had had a lot of trouble filling, and I just needed to have a meet and greet with the CEO. From there, the company ghosted me for two weeks. In that time I was ignored by multiple people. Finally, 41 days after my first phone screen, I got the ice cold automated rejection. This four interview, multi-month process was for a 6 month contract role with no benefits, paying 20% below market value. Here's the worst part and where I have significant questions. Two of the three interviews included references to politics. I now believe this was some sort of purity test based on my appearance and the state I live in. Maybe that's why I didn't get hired. I'll end this with one more plea to job seekers - whenever you see startup companies bragging in their core values about how much they care about people, run the other way. A big corporation will reject you swiftly. You are far more likely to get put through the ringer for months with a disorganized and self-congratulatory startup like Synctera.
