Applied online. Used some LinkedIn connections to find the right recruiter and then contacted that person. Had a phone interview, went really well. I was told what the next steps were. First they wanted me to make a 5 minute video about myself. Yes, a VIDEO! They wanted it to explain why I would be a good fit, why I want the job, a little on my experience. I spent at least 5 or 6 hours working on this. It was upbeat, energetic, thoughtful. I got excellent reviews from the people I showed it to. I got excellent feedback from SAP. Next step was to do a demo of Google Maps. You have 15 minutes to do a live demo/presentation. Again, I rehearsed this. Thought it out. I got some advice from a SAP employee on what they like in their presentations, so I integrated that into my demo. I got 5 star feedback from the 2 hiring managers after I was done. They were struggling to find flaws in my presentation. I spent another 4 hours preparing for this step. Next step, was a phone interview with the hiring managers. There wasn't much of a technical discussion. We talked about culture, a little on my experience and where I wanted to be within the company. Asking some questions back and forth. A week later, I get a rejection email. I'm flabbergasted and don't understand why. I'm more mad than anything else. I mean I spent over 10 hours "working" for SAP for free. I can only imagine the person they hired instead of me. They even told me that many applicants they were looking at didn't even have SE experience, where I have A LOT! I'm incredibly qualified for this position. My advice to SAP. If it's going to come down to the phone interview to decide if you like someone or not. Do that FIRST. Don't waste my time and yours with silly tasks like making videos, if you're not going to be serious about a person. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. When you give someone excellent feedback throughout their interview and then don't hire them, you are lieing about something somewhere.