I applied online. I interviewed at Oracle (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2021
Interview
The whole process took just over 3 weeks. I was contacted for a role I applied for on the website. I spoke with a recruiter who scheduled a call with the hiring manager the next day. I then spoke to a pair of peer-level members of the team a couple days later. Up to this point, everything was very typical. After that, I was scheduled for a panel interview where I was to meet 7 members of the team I would be managing. This was extremely strange to me as I've never heard of anyone interviewing their potential manager. Additionally, I was asked to present a case study, but was given no information on what to present other than to 'talk about some of the things you've done'. I was told that the panel would be casual, and a 'they get to know you. you get to know them.' kind of thing with me presenting on my case studies followed by questions. I spent a week putting together 2 case studies to talk through. When the call started, they immediately told me to 'give my schpiel' without asking any questions. I presented over zoom for nearly 40 minutes, trying to engage the group, and asking for questions along the way, which they declined. I got to the end of my presentation and asked again for questions. They asked 2, which I answered. Then they asked me to leave, so they could ‘talk about me’. I followed up for feedback, but did not hear back until they asked to schedule another interview with the hiring manager’s manager a week later. I assumed it went well, but over a week after that last round, I have reached out twice to the recruiting team for feedback and to check in, and have been completely ghosted. I guess they found someone else. Personally I feel insulted at the lack of respect for someone whose last round had them speaking to an SVP.
Met with her recruiter. Easy-going and cool. Asked about why I wanted the job and told me about the work to clarify.
Then met with a team lead. Seems the purpose was to get to know each other and check whether I was a fit and whether they had a good feeling about me
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your work / yell me about your experience / are you comfortable with process-based work?
I've seen candidates first met with a recruiter for a pre-screening. Next comes the meeting with the hiring manager or a member of the team. If you meet with the team first then you'll be asked to meet with the hiring manager. Depending on the level of the position you may also be asked to meet with the VP or Executive for that group before a final decision is made.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In a Covid world, what success have you had in listening to your customer's business pains? How has staying engaged with your customers changed, what successes have you had?