Does anyone sees any problems with the interview process? I do, here they are: 1. Its lethargic! They expect you set 5 time slots on 5 different days to complete the interview process! That is not easy by any means if you are working full time. Most companies have a round or two and usually 1 in house visit is good enough. 2. The second problem I felt was during my first in-house interview. I passed the first two and went in house to be interviewed by one manager/ team lead and one software developer. I felt they did not use the probing technique. I was asked to give an example of team work. I gave one. In the end, I was rejected and HR told me that they were looking for more example for team work ( as opposed to Solo work). It was disappointing . If they wanted more examples, then they should have asked for it. They should understand that a person with 4 years of industry experience must have more thatn one team project to talk about (and my Resume reflected that as well!). I think Freshbooks needs to invest more in their interviewers. The current process is extremely picky and not efficient. I have seen other companies do 5 interviews in a row and then all interviewers sit to discuss the candidate. That way, even if one interview did not go great, you still have another chance. Questions asked: First interview: About my Resume, why you want to work here, etc. Second: What is a deadlock? What kind of problems can occur when working with monetary values in code, how will you deal with them and what kind of data structures you will use? JavaScript - difference between double equals( == ) and triple equals ( === ) ? SQL: Difference between Inner Join and Outer Join javascript Difference between document.ready() and document.load() AJAX: Difference between a GET and POST When you open a web browser and type a URL, what happens? Your peer writes a simple web app that alows a user to register. User can then type a comment in text field, hit Submit and the comment gets displayed on the website. How will you review this? HINT: Talk about Security ( un validate user input can result in SQL injection (how to prevent it?), XSS attack( How to prevent it?). Talk about code structure, good code design, single responsibility principle, etc, you get the point. Third Interview: Why you want to work here, what is special about you? What will you get at Freshbooks that you won't get at your current workplace? Talk about an Interesting project. Tell us about a good team experience you have had and what made it so satisfying? (This is the one that bit me) Tell us about a time when you tried teaching something to someone and what was the outcome. Tell us about a time when you missed an expectation. Where you see yourself in long term? How do you like to work (Solo vs Team)? (Make sure to make them feel that you are a team player).
