I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA)
Interview
I believed, I was used only to justify hiring an internal candidate (most likely H1-B). The interview went well, both technically and personally, except the recruiters messed up the interview process so some interviewers were not available. Instead of finishing it, they just emailed me, that they decided on an internal candidate, even though they liked me. I resubmitted my resume for other job positions which were subsequent ignored, even though another recruiter talked to me and after learning of what happened, never called back. My interview went well enough, that the entire process seemed strange, like they were covering up the fact I was being used and they had to cover it up. I would not recommend taking time off, only to be treated in what seem like a biased interview process that might technically be a violation of EOE.
Sent application in and got an invite to interview around a week after. They went radio silent afterwards even though they said they'd get back within a week - not professional at all.
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Question 1
Where do you think kleinanzeigen's revenue is from?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at eBay (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2019
Interview
I've interviewed at a number of companies these past few months, and eBay was probably the worst as far as interview process is concerned. I applied online and got an email from a recruiter to schedule my phone interview with the hiring manager as a first step. It's nice that they skipped the recruiter phone screen. The call with the hiring manager was a straightforward interview, with the most common interview questions being asked, with the exception of "Do you shop on eBay?". The fact that they asked me this question is telling about how they view themselves as a company (it comes across as insecure). This is where it got bad. After that call, a couple of weeks passed with radio silence. I followed up with the recruiter who told me that feedback was positive and she wanted to schedule a call to discuss next steps and she asked for my availability that week. I of course provided it, but after that point she GHOSTED me. I followed up again to see if we could find a time that works, but still no response. I will never apply for a job at eBay again. What a waste of time.