IInternational·Software Engineer

International Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Negative

Chicago, ILPosted Jan 2018 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My first step was a phone interview with a recruiter, and then they set up an “in-network” interview as the next stage.

I was told it would be a panel with two people, but when I joined, it ended up being four interviewers.

The group dynamic shifted quickly. One interviewer was difficult, and the tone felt less predictable than the setup suggested. By the end, the interaction took an unexpected turn—something as odd as taking a photo at the close made the whole thing feel strange, like the formal interview rhythm had broken.

Even with all that, I still walked away knowing what I was being evaluated on and how the process could veer away from what was communicated. No offer came out of it, but the overall

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