Before I reached an interview, I completed several assessments that felt unrelated to software engineering. One was a sales aptitude test full of sales terminology. When I questioned it, I was told it measured speed and agility. That explanation still didn't connect it to my day-to-day work. There were more timed assessments during the interview, and nobody could clearly explain how their results related to the job.
The in-person interview was uncomfortable too. The interviewer seemed visibly unwell and said she was sick, but the format wasn't adjusted to phone or video. Several of my questions went unanswered, so I left unsure whether the job involved web design, web development or both.
They communicated the decision quickly, which I preferred to being left without an answer. But I didn't receive meaningful feedback for all the time I'd spent. I had more questions than clarity by the end, and that lack of transparency made the rejection particularly frustrating.
Location: Waukegan, IL. Overall feedback: negative. Offer status: no offer.
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