I applied online, then was contacted by the recruiter to set up an initial phone interview. The first phone interview was more of getting to know me and what I am looking for. Then i was contacted about speaking with the manager for a more detailed interview. During the second phone interview, the woman barely started speaking to me before she asked "What my biggest professional failure was". Seemed like a very negative way to start a conversation.
I was then contacted about doing a scheduling exercise. It wasn't a very complex exercise, but it seemed they were looking for specific ways doing things.
Following the exercise I was told they would not be moving forward. The reason being that I chose to do the scheduling how I have been doing for several years in the recruiting world.
Overall, the reason I was turned down seemed to be a very simple teaching moment, not something that would prevent me from being successful in the role.
Thanks for your feedback on our interview questions and the exercise. These are meant to be challenging, but not in a negative way! I really appreciate you taking the time to interview with us.
After a weird phone screen with a third party company that specializes on interviews, they sent me a "noreply" email saying, among other things: "your skillset is not a strong enough match to proceed at this time".
What bothers me is that they refer to my skillset, not my performance on this particular interview.
I wasn't interviewing for a specific role and the interview was just generic coding problems, so my skillset refers to my skills as a Software Engineer.. Am I not a match for a Software Engineer position?
This is just a matter of language but it's important because it changes completely the messageand is very discouraging for people getting started or struggling to get a job!!
It's okay to fail, I also failed Expedia and Snowflake at the same time and it's fine.
But then I passed the phone/online screens of Zulily, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon and ended up lading a job with Microsoft. But sure, Mulesoft is the authority to tell me I'm not good enough for a Software Engineer position (at this time, I guess I can't work yet).
As a side note, It's interesting how people pass interviews at bigger companies and fail at smaller companies, my friends had the same situation.
Btw, the interview was done by a third party, is this people working as a full time interviewers? Can they code or they just go around judging others?
Anyways, if you get discouraging feedback, keep preparing and applying to other places, no one has the authority to judge you as an engineer.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at MuleSoft (North Sydney) in Jan 2018
Interview
Structured, well developed process that reflects the organisation's commitment to hiring the right team. Interview process consisted of five 1 to 1 interviews with the: Recruitment team; Hiring Manager; Peer; Manager; VP as well as a case study based Presentation and in-depth reference checks. The interviews covered skills, knowledge and experience as well as in-depth behavioural based questioning (motivations, goals, personality). Lots of opportunities to ask questions and meet a cross-section of 'Muleys', giving you a well informed view of the organisation and role. Intense process, preparation is essential.
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Question 1
How have you contributed to Customer Success previously?