This was really strange. I passed the HC and was told that I was going to do a match "meeting" with the managers so they could figure out where to put me. Recruiter specifically said "this is not an interview". Met with 2 of them and the first one went really well, just simple questions, second one felt like another technical interview. Made me wait two weeks and was told they won't be giving me an offer. Super confused as they told me that the match meeting was just an intro but damn .... I was shocked that I didn't get an offer. Has anyone ever experienced this?
I mean you have HC approval so you should be good for a year, unless you applied to a specific team or something? Otherwise as a generalist you'd just keep talking to other teams for a fit.
Yeah recruiters sometimes try to match you with a team and get a letter from HM and include it in the packet to send for HC. Maybe that's the case for you?
I don't know to be honest. She had sent me an email saying that I had already passed the HC which is why when they didn't produce an offer I was thrown off because I have a few friends who work there and they pretty much said "welcome to Google" when I showed them that email saying I passed the HC.
Then you passed the hc. Is the recruiter trying to match you with other HMs or somehow you're rejected by HC now?
Have they arranged any other calls for team match and which location ? My TM has just started
This was in Tokyo. No, it was match meetings. I already had both meetings.
Did they give any info about the team prior to the meeting ?
Did you say something totally offensive or come with outlandish tc requirements?
Not at all. The positions were at different locations and I told them I was willing to move but that I would prefer the location closer to me. At the beginning when they asked for my desire salary I told them I was happy to negotiate. This was before I even went to HC