Initial HR phone screen - very unprofessional, kept asking me to say a number for my expected salary even though I said I don’t feel comfortable sharing this. Asked about my current compensations & offers. It seems that they care money a lot.
Said they would give me technical interviews. Never heard back.
We are sorry to hear about this negative experience. We like knowing what people's ideal salaries are to ensure that their expectations are in line with what we are able to offer people for those positions - we don't want to waste your time if they aren't! That being said, candidates should never feel pressured about providing a number if they are uncomfortable. Thanks for bringing this to our attention so we can remind the team that.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at AppDynamics (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2018
Interview
The phone interview with the recruiter was odd and misleading. First off, the recruiter was a half an hour late calling me. The recruiter then proceeded to tell me that the job position title that was posted online was incorrect and now it was something different. I asked the recruiter if they could change the title and they said that there is a possibility it could be reworked. Then, they proceeded to talk about themselves way more than they talked about the company for the rest of the call. I heard a lot about the recruiter's career and how they are loved by their boss more than I heard about the actual position.
I did make it to the second round of interviews. The second round of interviews was ridiculous. It lasted 6 hours and they didn't plan any breaks for me in that time. You would think I was interviewing for a VP position with what they had planned for me that day. But I wasn't even interviewing for a management position now that the title had changed. I sat in a room with a revolving door of people coming in and out to talk with me. A few of the people I talked with admitted that we would never work together. I asked the person who I would be directly reporting to if the title could be altered back to something similar to what they posted online and they said no, which means the recruiter who told me the title could be reworked misled me. Big shocker. But, the people I interviewed with were all basically asking me the same questions and after 5 hours I was exhausted. When it came to my presentation during the 6th hour, I tried really hard to act like I still wanted the job, but I just didn't care anymore especially since the title couldn't be altered.
After the marathon of interviews, I never received an email or a phone call. Big shocker again. I didn't really care since my whole experience with the company at this point had been negative. With this experience out of the way, I was extremely happy I didn't get a job there.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at AppDynamics (Dallas, TX) in Jan 2018
Interview
I initially applied for the position in January 2018 via LinkedIn. I spoke with a recruiter, ,and was then set up to speak with the hiring manager. I believe this phone interview went well, but I can't be sure now. About a week after I spoke with the manager, I received an offer from a different company. Since I was more interested in the Order Operations Analyst role with AppDynamics, I reached out to the recruiter first to gauge their interest and see where they were in the hiring process. She responded saying "you should probably take that other offer", so I did - informally. After a series of events and misrepresentations by the other company, I ended up not formally accepting the job offer. I reached out to the AppDynamics recruiter once more to let her know I was back on the job market and still interested in the position, since it was still open.
As of now (2/17/18), that was three weeks ago, and I have not heard back from her. I also noticed that there was a second Order Operations Analyst role open, so I applied for that one on the company website, and I also reached out directly to the hiring manager. That was a week ago, and not a word from the company, the recruiter, or the hiring manager.
I understand that some fault lies with me - I did informally accept a different offer (at the advice of the AppDynamics recruiter) and explored that opportunity for a week or so. But I do feel I did my due diligence in trying to re-open a line of communication with the company, but I haven't heard a single word back. Even a "no thank you" would have sufficed. It's the lack of communication that is absolutely unprofessional of any company, especially for someone actively searching for employment.