The interview process at Honey was great. The recruiter and interviewer were friendly and professional.
The process consisted of a HR phone call, a Hiring Manager phone interview and an in-person 'full day' interview with PMs and executives from the company.
The interview questions were more interesting than what I've been used to. I was asked a variety of design, business strategy and behavioral questions that sparked interesting conversations each time, instead of the formality they can sometimes feel like.
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Question 1
They test your ability to think about how to design and build features and products, why customers use them, your understanding of their competitive space and industry, among others.
I was referred + I had one phone screen with a recruiter. I was actually really excited about the company and opportunity. The recruiter that I spoke with had seemed to already make up her mind about whether or not she thought I'd be a good fit for the whole. That's fine.. that's part of the job when screening resumes. But if you don't think I'd be a good fit, then why schedule a phone call? How am I supposed to have an open dialogue with someone who starts the call with a cold and robotic tone? She asked me rhetorical questions like.. "Why did you leave your role at X company in less than 1 year?", with a negative tone -- which I thought was ironic, because she had a stint that lasted 8 months. I've been asked that question before and it's easy for me to answer. I got a better offer and I really believed in the product. That happens. It's life. I've never had anyone ask me with that tone. The tone was unnecessary and left a bad taste in my mouth.
She didn't ask me questions about past projects I had worked on. Just your basic cookie cutter questions: why honey, tools I've used, etc..
This experience unfortunately didn't align with what I had seen from other candidates and employees on Glassdoor/through word of mouth. There are just some recruiters that don't care.. but if that's the case.. why be a recruiter? It's a bad reflection of the company and these employees shouldn't be responsible for any external facing communication in my opinion.
If you don't think I'd be a good fit, that's fine. But please don't schedule a call just to ask questions with a negative implication. I have a loong list of things I'd rather be doing than prepping for an interview and getting on the phone with a disrespectful employee. I never leave reviews and this is probably the only time I'll do it just because my experience was so disappointing. I hope this review helps the team improve their selection process and communication style. This is a hard time for literally everyone, but especially candidates. You don't have to guarantee someone a job, but just be nice, respect their career journey and time.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are sorry to hear it was a negative one. We certainly don’t want to cultivate this type of culture and can assure you we are taking this feedback seriously.
