3 Phone screens. Followed by 5 onsite technical rounds. The interview panel appeared bored, disinterested and strangely full of ego at the bangalore office. The funniest part was the interview by the hiring manager. He appeared to be completely unimpressed by whatever I had to say in the interview often stopping my answers mid way with sarcastic comments. There were many instances in the interview where the manager made me feel like I know little about the team's technical stack and while I agreed I had a learning curve, I was a bit surprised at how a hiring manager would sell his team and project so short to a candidate they are trying to hire. I was offered a job at the end of this painful experience but I received a ton of joy in kicking the offer. I didn't so much as wait for the salary numbers. I flatly declined stating the role was not interesting. Interview panel needs to understand that the candidates are interviewing the company and the culture as well and while LinkedIn has a great office and benefits, this experience made me run away from the idea of working or reporting to a manager with serious attitude problems. LinkedIn, get your act straight. Is this really the work of a "best place to work for?". Some panelists were delightful to interview with. I like a interview that is challenging but also informative and makes me want to work with those team members. Especially the hiring manager round for me is an insight into the future with the team. Even if the manager was trying to put me under stress, this is a big gamble which in his case turned completely upside down for me as I was turned off. If he didnt want me on the team, the offer shouldnt have been rolled out in the first place. Very weird experience. I have interviewed with LinkedIn before with their mountain view teams and save for a difficult interview experience, the panelists were humble and down to earth, a far cry from the bored, boastful Bangalore panelists. Clearly LinkedIn Bangalore has much to learn from their US counterparts in brand building during interviews. I feel like rather than going anonymous on glassdoor, I should have shared this feedback with the recruiter but I decided to not paint all of LinkedIn in the same color due to one panelist's bad attitude. Although, the other panelists werent too great either (save 2). I know LinkedIn is serious about their brand as a employee friendly place so I hope this feedback reaches the right people and I sincerely hope this was an aberration.
