The hiring process at Rivian takes an average of 7 days when considering 1 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Sr.Process Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Sr.Process Engineer roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 7 days).
I applied online. I interviewed at Rivian (Irvine, CA)
Interview
They had me do this extensive writing assignment and then just ghosted me after. Didn’t even get an email saying they received it. Followed up and was ignored. The hiring manager was all over the place. Poor communication and structure in the process. They still have the position listed months later.
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Question 1
What’s your writing process look like? How do you usually work?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2021
Interview
The ghosted me after two interviews. Don’t really care since their stock price has fallen 90% since then, and they keep doing layoffs. Seems like a doomed company. Still unprofessional to ghost people.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Rivian (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2024
Interview
Got connected through referral. Interviewed through videochat. Interviewer didn’t even bother to show up first time, with no explanation, and I got rescheduled. Second time, the same interviewer showed up and pretended like nothing ever happened. They asked me 5 minutes with bog standard “getting to know you” question - I doubt they read my resume, then proceeded to ask a bog standard leetcode question. I didn’t do well on that question, but I didn’t care. As a senior engineer in larger firms, I personally don't believe in emphasizing leetcode with a senior level role. In general, the whole recruitment process was efficient, but disappointing.