Interview Experiences

Real candidates, real loops: every round, what was asked, and how it ended.

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WorkdaySoftware Engineer
Nov 2026

45-Minute Hiring Manager Round, Project Deep Dive and LeetCode 49

It was a 45-minute hiring manager interview, mostly a project deep dive, behavioral questions, and one algorithm question that I only had to talk through out loud. The project deep dive and the behavioral questions took up most of the time. The interview centered on my past project experience, mainly: A self-introduction, then talking through the project on my resume that I'm most satisfied with…

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WorkdaySoftware Engineer
Reported Jul 2026

Workday Software Engineer interview experience: REST APIs and internship leadership

The first step was meant to be a recruiter screen, but a technical staff member conducted it. I began with the usual behavioral introduction, and the conversation soon shifted into technical territory. They asked about my resume, REST APIs, and leadership examples from my most recent internship. Although the opening sounded as if it would be light, the later questions checked both how I communica…

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WorkdayAccount Executive
Reported Jul 2026

Workday Account Executive interview: deal review and leadership interview

After a casual recruiter-to-hiring-manager conversation, I did a deal review with a panel. I walked through my sales experience and execution, turning my background into a clear account of what I had done and how I would drive outcomes. The next step was an interview with hiring leadership, which focused more on judgment and fit than on repeating those sales stories. The process followed a standa…

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WorkdaySoftware EngineerSenior+
Apr 2026

Downleveled After a Four-Round Onsite

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What are interview experiences?

An interview experience is a candidate's own account of a hiring loop — not a question bank entry. It tells you the shape of the process: how many rounds there were, what each round actually tested, how long the gaps between them ran, and what the recruiter said at the end. That context is the part a question list cannot give you.

How to read them

Weight recent write-ups more heavily — interview loops change, often within a year. Read several for the same company and role rather than one: a single account tells you what one interviewer asked, while five tell you what the bar is. Note the outcome badge too, since a rejection write-up usually explains the gap far more precisely than an offer one.

Share your own

Every published experience earns 50 XP, and each of the first 3 likes it receives in a day earns you 10 XP more. Likes must come from established accounts; like-for-like swaps and likes from your own second account are not paid. Write it while the details are fresh — the round order, the exact prompts, and how much time you were given are what the next reader needs.

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