After handing in my CV I had a recruiter reaching out for an initial interview. It clearly stated that there is no preparation needed for this round. Recruiter call was on the phone and quite impersonal with a standard script. The recruiter provided all the basic information you would expect from a call like that so I got a clear picture of the set up, team and company. I was then asked to walk them through a project of mine which came as a surprise, considering the ‘no preparation needed’ statement on the invite. Overall friendly call but please be more upfront what you’re expecting of candidates during this interview.

Overall interview process would’ve been four phases: recruiter screen, hiring manager interview, portfolio review, and a panel virtual onsite behavioral interview. I didn’t make it past the hiring manager interview but everybody was nice and quick to set up interviews and give feedback.