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      Scrum Master Interview

      8 Jun 2015
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Xaxis (New York, NY) in May 2015

      Interview

      Interviews: There was 1 phone screening with HR, 1 phone interview with Head of Engineering, and a face to face with two team members. HR: Communication with HR was slow, several times I had to take the initiative to set up calls and meetings. Besides those things, the gentleman working with me was polite and helpful when he could be. The interview process is always interesting with agile practice, because it's so new, companies usually don't have a clear understanding of how it works. In-person interview: Upon sitting down with my interviewers, it quickly became clear that their understanding of agile practice was a bit limited. In fact, during the interview I introduced both interviewers to concepts and practices they've never even heard of before (by their own admission), that are actually very common place in the "Agile" world. One interviewer said the company was previously "waterfall", after she explained their former process, I suggested to her that they were more of a hybrid and not fully waterfall, she then agreed. This person is the individual at the helm of their agile transformation. When asked how I would handle particular situations with teams, to answer effectively I asked questions about their infrastructure and process. Both interviewers were unable to answer these questions; questions like "What are the working shifts of your overseas delivery teams?" or "Are your teams relatively estimating?" I was told by one interviewer that she would "get back to me with answers" to my questions. She never contacted me, even after I sent a thank you letter asking the questions again. Both interviewers seemed polite and easy going in person. 2 weeks after my in-person, I was informed that they were looking for someone with "different skills" and would not be moving forward with me as a candidate. They did not elaborate on the "skills" they were referring to. At the time of the interview I was a Scrum Master/Agile Coach at a Fortune 200 company and one of the largest banks in the world. I was extremely confused as to what they wanted, and I was actually quite surprised with their response. My suggestion would be to better outline exactly what they were looking for in a candidate in the job description, so we could have avoided time and energy wasted.

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