If you are an interview candidate, then do not let companies play you like this

Nov 6, 2019 9 Comments

I just got rejected after a video call with a VP at C3.ai. It's kinda unprofessional to let your hopes up as they said I did well for the onsite and destroyed me after a casual conversation with the VP. There were some hiccups during the interview call as me being held up and arriving a bit late. After 3 postponements from them, I feel like I earned some leeway on my busy schedule.
I feel like he didn't spend any time querying my technical prowess, and yet decided that I wasn't technically strong enough.

The entire process from phone interview to the final VP call took about a span of almost 1 and half-month. Just from the onsite to the hiring calls it took 3-4 weeks. I personally feel like, you cannot let a candidate that did well on onsite spend 3-4 weeks for additional "behavioral" interviews.

I am just glad I had other offers to decide and move on, but I wanted to let you guys know about the process churn by them and cannot let companies play you like that.

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  • Google
    qxghk

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    qxghk
    "I feel like I earned some leeway on my busy schedule." WAT?
    Shouldn't you be more prepared when you meet a VP? And you are just complaining the VP hasn't done the homework before meeting you. Are you applying for the CEO?
    Nov 6, 2019 4
    • Amazon
      TDKU11

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      TDKU11
      Probably rejected because you don’t know how to be brief but effective in communication. Sometimes less is more
      Nov 6, 2019
    • OP
      I have done 7 onsites atm, I got 3 offers. C3.ai has been the first company that told me I had communication issues. I personally felt like there were other factors in play for my rejection.
      Nov 6, 2019
  • Amazon
    vVQq62

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    vVQq62
    Does C3 still make you interview with the CEO, even as entry level?
    Nov 6, 2019 1
    • OP
      I don't see why there is a need for that mandatory step. When there is an explicit need of engineers as stated by them. They made me wait 3 weeks to talk to a C-level executive. I felt like they need to revisit their hiring processes.
      Nov 6, 2019

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    • OP
      Not sure what the emoji means. but its hilarious. Just my frustration of 1 and half months time spent for the interview felt like unprofessional
      Nov 6, 2019