I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Reddit (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2022
Interview
The recruiting team needs polish and diversity on their panel. I had video interviews for a mid-level recruiter role a month ago that I have more than enough experience for. The questions were simple but it was very transactional and there was no follow up questions to any of my responses. They were all consistently 4-5 minutes late and when you only have 30 minutes that's a lot of time and realistically doesn't leave time to ask questions or have meaningful dialogue around them. They were, at times, distracted by or responding to other things while I was answering some of their questions which is why (I think) they didn't have any follow up questions for me (literally not one from any of them). Overall, they seemed either burned out OR just generally uninterested in speaking with me and I feel they may have only pushed me through to get their diversity interview numbers up. I would absolutely love to work at Reddit but not for this team. Total bummer
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Reddit (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2018
Interview
The communication through the process was punctual and clear. I didn't know much about Reddit before interviewing, but midway through the process, I felt like I knew all about the company, culture, and opportunity. After every step, I heard from my recruiter within a day or two with an update. Everyone was welcoming and warm. I knew I wanted to work at Reddit once I met the team in person during my onsite.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something I am most proud of in my career, and why?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Reddit (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me via email. We talked on the phone for probably 10 minutes maximum and she told me to "think about it overnight" and get back to her. The phone interview was not a very good first impression but I thought since Reddit was a cool company that I would pursue. She emailed me and then asked me to complete a sourcing exercise. After completing that she said they wanted to bring me on site (about 1.5 weeks after completing the assignment). I interviewed on-site at Reddit in SF. The first interviewer was 10 minutes late and the next was 20 minutes late. No one came in and checked on me or explained why.
The interview questions were not planned or strategic and I really don't feel like they evaluated my technical skills etc. It seems like they wanted to scope out "culture" fit and wanted someone that fit into a specific hole and I clearly did not fit that.
The recruiter came in at the end of the interview and then mentioned that this would be a sourcing role... which wasn't what I applied for.
It was disorganized and I was not impressed or inspired at all. I did not receive an offer, but if I had I would have declined because of the team experience.
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