Sr Project Manager based in Singapore. (3+ months of process) A lengthy and demanding process. In total, 6 interviews of approximately one hour each, which were genuinely high quality: the conversations were substantive and the people I met were particularly attentive and receptive. At the end of each stage, I received an email from the HR team inviting me to share my feedback and confirming my progression to the next step. Unfortunately, after the final interview, all communication stopped — no email, no phone call — despite three follow-up attempts on my part. I find this lack of response quite unprofessional, especially given that candidates invest real effort in this kind of process: they prepare, reorganise their schedules, and dedicate several hours of their time to see it through. The bare minimum would be a message — whether positive or negative — along with some feedback or explanation from the recruitment team. I am all the more disappointed as I was genuinely interested in the role, which appeared to be a strong match for my profile based on the various interviews conducted. A process that clearly needs revisiting.

I made it all the way to the final round. Lots of back channeling, inconsistent training and lines of questioning from senior-level members of the panel. In general, they say they want high performers and it is super competitive but it’s quite apparent they only want people from the same background or lineage as them (Seattle large-cap tech). Not open to different ways of thinking and use “lack of applicable experience” as general feedback when in reality they could have determined that at the recruiter screen. The take home was basically free work as it was apparently poorly written with lots of issues on the technical side.