I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Freshworks (New Delhi)
Interview
The whole process was poorly executed, and I had to do all the followups before HR would schedule an interview round for me.
The first 2 rounds were with very smart people who asked scenario based questions.
The final round with the hiring manager realized he isn't going ahead with the hire. He firstly joined late and hurried along the interview stating he has a hard stop. Told me he's seen my CV so he doesn't need an introduction from me. Gave me a scenario and asked me to write my analysis, giving me 15 minutes. After 16 minutes I asked him if we could get started but it seemed he'd left his desk (his camera wasn't on). He came back another 10 minutes later and acted like I didn't remind him (even though I'd also pinged on chat) and hurried through my case study. Gave me 2 minutes at the end to ask questions. When I asked which stakeholders would I be most interacting with, he got angry and said I'll have to interact with anyone as the job desires (I had asked him politely just to understand the demands if the job).
After further followups with HR, 2 days later I got the feedback that I was technically sound and had business acumen and was a capable product manager with good cognitive abilities, but apparently didn't have the seniority required for the role. It was clear to me the hiring manager had not paid attention during my interview, and had probably had someone in mind already.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Freshworks (New Delhi) in Mar 2021
Interview
I got calls within a couple of days of applying online. Interviews ( 2 rounds ) went pretty well. I was under an impression u was selected ... but apparently my pay negotiation was not satisfactory. Whatever the case is - the hr should respond with yes or a no. Inspite of calling them back multiple times and mailing them - no update for over a month. Highly unprofessional and cheap organization to join and work for. Good thing I did not get a call back for I was able to land much better jobs. Don't try to even apply to this fir with unprofessional HRD.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
what technologies did you use in your last project?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Freshworks in Sep 2020
Interview
very detailed and not much techinical. They stressed on previous experience and details on the project and about SAAS indutry with background. Need to have SAAS background so prepare accodingly