I had two rounds of interviews for an Analyst, Ramp-up Steering role. The process seemed promising — the hiring manager wasn’t even based in the U.S. (likely Europe, since Scout is backed by Volkswagen), so I didn’t expect sponsorship to be an issue. I never got any clear feedback or reason for rejection, even after following up. Later I found out it was because of visa sponsorship, which was never communicated. That was frustrating and disappointing especially after investing time and genuinely wanting to be part of the team.
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Question 1
One of the questions was: “What are three things in your life that you no longer want to chase?” It was a very personal, open-ended behavioral question and not what I expected at all based on the earlier communication, I was surprised the interview was very behavioral-heavy, even though I was told it would be more situational or technical.