I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Absorb Software in Jun 2025
Interview
Well-structured process with updates along the way, except that the update took 3 weeks after the final round. In total, 3 interviews - screening call, call with the hiring manager, and final call with SEO specialist. Worth mentioning that in a time and age where it's common for recruiters to ghost you, it was so nice of the recruiter to call and tell me that I didn't make it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Absorb?, How AI is evolving and impact on SEO, SEO Tools you use, How you Build topical authority of a page and optimize a page?
If a page’s rank dropped, what will you look into?
Securing backlinks process- what criteria to look into, what kind of content is easy to get backlinks for?
How you make sure SEO best practices are followed by the team?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Absorb Software
Interview
Though short-lived, this interview process was ghastly. First, they sent me a clearly AI-generated recruiting message via Linkedin after applying, prompting me to set up an interview. The day of the interview, I received a generic email thanking me for applying but they would be moving forward with other candidates. I wrote to the recruiter and the person explained it was a mistake, so I had it later on that day. The person rushed through the interview, probably due to personal reasons.
The day after, I received an email requesting for a second interview. After setting up the time, the recruiter called me saying that they made a mistake and that they would be moving forward with other candidates. I understand everything falls within honest human error, but a company that generates an environment for such kind of mistakes is not reliable.