I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at QA in Mar 2022
Interview
The hiring process consists in a few steps: an interview with HR, a pre-tech interview then a practical test with a "small" project to implement. Based on the feedback on the project, if positive it will continue with other two interviews before getting an offer.
I found the first two steps very pleasant, but things changed after I submitted the project. I was rejected (totally fine with it, it could happen), but the worst part was that the feedback was binary, like "the feedback was negative, good luck, bye". I asked to a proper feedback, but never got an answer.
I feel that this was a missed opportunity to improve myself and have an interesting discussion that could have lead to a better understanding on the candidate attitude and expertise (myself in this case, but it's something valid for everyone).
So at the end of the day, my experience with this process was not so good as I expected, not because of the result, but because of the really poor feedback even after explicitly asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked to implement a complete REST API with all CRUD operations, at least 70% of code coverage, code must be production ready and it could be run in a local environment using a container like docker or similar. No limitation on which language or technology to be used. All of this, should be done within five days.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at QA (Slough, Berkshire, South East England, England) in Mar 2022
Interview
I had 3 stages of interviews for this role. The first was with the current person in the position, the second with their manager and the third with the manager.
The first stage was mostly competency based and fact finding around the role, this was great and very positive. The second stage was planned to be face to face with little flexibility. It involved a lot of questioning along the lines of the job description and how my experience relates, no competency questions. Not the most positive experience.
The third interview I did not understand the purpose, I thought it was to get confirmation from the interview that I would be a good fit as it was only booked for 20 mins. He was not friendly or engaging and did not turn his teams camera on for the video call. He did not know when I would hear feedback either and was unable to indicate any timelines.
I then did not hear anything for almost 2 weeks apart from they were still interviewing other people. I was then told I would not fit the role as they needed someone full time in the office for at least the first few weeks, something that was not mentioned at any point during the three stage interview process.
Overall a really poor experience. There is no need for three stages if something such as remote/hybrid working will stop from hiring a candidate as this can be discussed before even the first round goes ahead. I received no formal feedback or rejection even though this process was very time consuming and dragged across almost 4 weeks. My advice to QA would be that the recruitment team monitor these processes for fairness and to ensure everybody receives timelines, communication, and feedback. Also to be clear before interviews take place regarding salary, remote working, and any non negotiables.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you tell me about a time you have used data to inform your decision making.
Can you tell me about a time you have managed underperformance.
Tell me about how your previous experience relates to this role.
Otherwise questions were related to can you do X from the job description?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at QA (Londres, Inglaterra) in Jan 2022
Interview
This role is for specialist pathway for a big consulting company. Easy interviews consisting phone and video interview focused on your strengths.
Phone interview- 2 questions
Video interview - 10 questions
Use examples when you answers the questions! Even if you cannot then say would something.
Got accepted verbally but waiting for my recruiter to confirm my interview with my client.