I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Okta (Toronto, ON) in Jan 2019
Interview
Had applied through LinkedIn for the position, the recruiters called me back in a few days; there was an initial phone call with the recruiter to ask me about my background, skill sets and why i was interested in this role. This was followed by two more rounds, first with the hiring manager and last a technical round.
I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Okta (Toronto, ON) in Oct 2018
Interview
Entire process took way too long - about 3 months?
I was sent a take home challenge, then did a first interview. No problems so far.
Was asked for a final round interview, got it scheduled, and then on the day of the interview I received an email saying something came up and we need to reschedule. Didn't get any updates for another few weeks.
Finally rescheduled the final round for over a month past the original date...and went through all 3 back to back interviews and only then was I told what team I'd be on, which I wasn't interested in joining for other reasons.
Emailed them again and they said that since it's been so long since the interview process started, most positions are already filled and I wasn't able to find a position in a different team. So I asked for my candidacy to be withdrawn.
Overall the most disorganized interview process I've ever been through. I think I've been relatively patient with the whole ordeal, but the lack of communication here was unacceptable.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Okta (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2018
Interview
Started off with a couple of phone screens, followed by an assignment which they loved, who then invited me on-site to present this assignment to their web team, and then meet 1:1 with each person on said web team.
First off, I was pumped that this place wanted their candidates to present what they actually know because this is a great opportunity to showcase your knowledge and experience. The presentation went well and the 1:1's were nothing short of ordinary, kind of your usual "tell me about a time this happened or that happened."
In the end, I felt like they completely wasted my time. I felt fully qualified, but my oh my everyone on the team were recent college graduates and the senior person (hiring manager) was mid-late 20s. I may not look like I fit in completely, but I still liked the job and gave it 100% effort. I got a canned rejection email not too long afterwards. Zero feedback.
Here's my beef. Don't waste people's time if they have a lot of experience. I get it. Some companies for several reasons want someone who is more fresh out of college, but don't waste someone's time with a project and then have them present this project to an entire team. I also got this strange sense that they were trying to get free work out of their candidates because the assignment had something to do with making improvements to one of their partner sites. And the hiring manager only wanted to hire somebody she can buddy-up with. Turns out that this person she hired didn't last more than 6 months and they posted the position again. I didn't bother this time around.
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Question 1
Use the STAR system to explain a difficult situation and how you resolved it.