Mars interview questions

I received a message from the Talent Acquisition Manager to call back. When I contacted her, she conducted a brief screening phone interview. I was told that qualified candidates would be called the next week to setup an interview. Three days later, I received another message to call her back. She called again a few hours after the first call, but did not leave a second message. When I returned the call, I got her voicemail and left a message. She did not return my call until 2.5 business days later, but again did not leave a message. When I called back that day, she answered but said to hold, placing the handset down onto a surface; after about 5 seconds of background noise, she hung-up. With the possibility the disconnection was in error, I immediately called back, but got her voicemail. I left a message, but never heard from her again. What a shock to experience such unprofessional behavior. If this is how they treat job candidates, I can only imagine how they treat their employees.

I felt the interview process after the fact was very deceptive. The interview itself was not difficult because I had done very intense preparation for potential technical and behavioral questions. The first part was a two panel interview that focused only on behavioral questions. The second part was a five panel interview that primarily focused on technical questions with a few behavioral questions. I was able to answer all questions and I felt the interview went VERY well as I observed a lot of head nodding indicating my answers were on the right track. I was then led to believe I would get an offer based on them saying that I was a good fit for the position, their positive reaction to me, and many, many other factors. A few days later I learned that I was not getting an offer that they some how turned it around to indicate that it was in my best interest. As if you to say, you'll thank me for this later. (Hint: If that happens then you know someone isn't telling the truth). So much for the Mars 5 principles. I think they should add one more principle...integrity...