I had a 2-step interview process, where one round took place with the HR and the second and final round, with the head of the department. The interview lasted for an hour, went into depth about why I was interested in the role, and had several questions which I guess were to test my communication skills. I was told by the manager that I'd performed well at the end of the interview, given a written assessment that I submitted 2 days later, and on the same day, got to know that I was hired. I appreciate the overall response time which in my case took less than a week.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at FirstCry com (Pune) in Jan 2020
Interview
Horrible Process. Some naive HR will call and pretend they know technical stuff. Then they will ask time to setup first call with CTO of the company and unreasonable location to walk into. Scheduled interview twice but nobody calls. Later when checked with HR, they think somebody spoke to me, but then later some other manager calls. Interview goes well, but HR does not get back. I think its better to close the loop by informing the decision. Horrible interview process.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at FirstCry com (Bengaluru) in Feb 2020
Interview
They arranged an interview in Bangalore at some hotel. I got a call saying that my profiles matches for senior developer role. I agreed on that and went for the process. and after an aptitude and logical reasoning test, they asked to wait. and that's it. They somehow came to know, my profile is different than what they are looking for. That was awesome! In IT people get Saturday and Sunday to pan something else. I hope my resume explained my profile earlier in the same way as it does at the time of interview. Pathetic!
The hiring process at FirstCry com takes an average of 2 days when considering 4 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for CSE had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas QA Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 2 days).