Forrester Consultant interview experience

No offer

Hard

Negative

Boston, MAPosted Aug 2021 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

After an initial recruiter interview went well, the tone shifted once I met the hiring manager.

During that manager round, it felt like he had already decided I wasn’t a fit. I explained my non-traditional background and how my experiences still made me viable, but he didn’t engage with it in a constructive way and instead told me my experience wasn’t what they were looking for.

What really left a bad taste was the sense that I was interviewed only to confirm a conclusion. I remember feeling unheard and dismissed, and it made the rest of the process pointless in my head—so I withdrew immediately after that round.

I didn’t get an offer, and the experience was difficult mainly because

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