Alcoa Software Engineer interview experience

They also took time to explain the position and the program in a thorough way, and I remember appreciating that they made space for questions instead of cutting me off once my answers were done. It felt like there was a genuine attempt to clarify expectations.

Timing-wise, they made it sound like if I was going to get an offer, I’d hear back within a couple of days. Even though the interview itself felt calm enough, my follow-up didn’t come quickly—what I got instead was a rejection call more than a week later. The process overall didn’t feel hostile, just drawn out past what they suggested,