I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Springer Nature (London, England) in Sept 2021
Interview
It was a remote interview with a relaxed and easygoing interviewer. The interview went beyond the allotted time by mutual agreement which was okay. I expected more difficult questions, but I think the point was to show how I could communicate technical solutions to non-tech colleagues. The initial interview lead to a second stage interview.
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Springer Nature in Nov 2022
Interview
Great people - very passionate about Front-end, especially UX / accessibility, and seemed like a great ethos. Let down by red tape, poor/slow/bureaucratic communication, and seemingly a wide disconnect between the hiring teams, and development team(s).
Three stages across four weeks - 1) HR Contractor screening for 30min. 2) Ethos and Experience discussion with front-end manager for 1hr. 3) Technical interview with 2x developers for 2hrs, incl a practical test to implement a feature - no take-home test, and no fizzbuzz / circus trick questions.
Received detailed positive feedback, but was strung along for an additional ~8 weeks of "are you still interested", and "we're waiting for approval to proceed", etc. Eventually I stopped chasing them, and they never followed up.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Describe what happens when you click a link on a webpage.
I applied in-person. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Springer Nature (Pune)
Interview
- Telephonic general discussion
- Face to face technical discussion I was given an assignment and later evaluated.
- It was walk on cake and offer was released quickly as they know no one joins such a bogus company.
