I applied online. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX)
Interview
After several weeks of straight forward interviews, and at the end of a 5 hour onsite they told me they just learned of and selected an internal candidate. That happens but it was annoying.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There’s a product manager test about going to a daily digest.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Indeed (San Francisco, CA) in May 2019
Interview
The interview process was fairly typical and I had three rounds. They had pretty much said the job was mine and then I get a voicemail saying that they went with someone internal. When I called back they would not return my call.
I applied online. I interviewed at Indeed (Austin, TX) in Mar 2021
Interview
The recruiter was nice, but incompetent. She didn't answer questions, sent me a draft two-day interview schedule asking if I could meet at 6am when the final schedule had already been sent to me by a different recruiter, and her interview prep was all wrong-it was not how the interviews went and not what the interviewers wanted to discuss. The hiring manager didn't even know the recruiter was prepping candidates!
The hiring manager told me that with my skill set they were creating a job for me if I didn't want the manager role I applied to and interviewed for. I spent two days interviewing with them just to be told I was too optimistic and that they hired internally. The people I interviewed with didn't have a background in the area, and I was constantly misled with this job created just for me...which never materialized. The final interviewer ended with,"I am looking forward to working with you".
I was also told that during the major storms that took out power and water, they were still expected to work and meet goals - that isn't exactly the great company culture that is touted!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Difficult level chosen because it was a waste of days worth of my time, just to be misled and lied to.
It doesn't matter what the interview questions are, you need to be an internal candidate already or have a friend that can get you in - that is how you get a job there.