Phone screen with recruiter, 30 min interview with Sales Manager, then was invited into their office for four interviews with five people ranging from Managers to Directors, to their VP. The original agenda they presented me was for four of the five interviewers to be in person, with their VP in California. They clearly didn’t coordinate well, because I ended up interviewing with 4 people virtually via Zoom in their office, with the only in person conversation being with an AE who seemed confused why he was there.
Given the amount of prep put into researching everyone’s background prior, I found it relatively unfair they changed nearly everyone on the agenda with zero notice. Also what’s the point of having someone go into the office when you’ll be thrown into a conference room and interviewing via zoom the entire time?
Following my final interview (which the Manager was 30 minutes late for), there was nobody to debrief with or escort me out, so I just showed myself out. Ultimately the most bizarre, uncoordinated interview experience I’ve ever been through.
When I was informed they weren’t moving forward with an offer, the recruiter told me management felt I could have established more meaningful connections in the process. To this I ask why not hold your “in person” interviews, actually in person?