I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Yahoo (Sunnyvale, CA) in Nov 2015
Interview
I applied for the position in late October and was invited for an interview in early November by a member of the hiring team. I had 1 phone interview and a panel interview with the team. The hiring manager informed me I was their top candidate and they were working on an offer. This process took 3 weeks.
Then I was told that due to a recent re-org I would need to interview with a senior leader. I met with that leader and it went well, but was told I missed their last onboarding date of 2015 and they would re-start in January. The hiring manager followed up just after the new year to say they went to the hiring committee and would follow up as soon as they heard anything. That was the last I heard from Yahoo. They wasted 3 months of my time and left a terrible impression.
I applied online and received an email from recruiting to schedule a phone screen with the recruiting department. The day of the interview, I called on time and the recruiter asked to push the interview back 15 minutes, which was fine with me. The rest of the interview went fine, however as I asked questions I found out the recruiter had not spoken with the hiring manager about the specifics of the position, did not know the composition of the group, the timing in which they were looking to hire or about any next steps. She said she would find out and then call me back within the next week. As she said it, I got the distinct feeling that I would not hear from her again.
This to me, was a waste of my time. 3 weeks later a rejection email came. Big surprise.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
None. Easy interview for an advanced manager level position.
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Phone interview: 40%
Group panel interview: 20%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
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