Introductory phone call with corporate recruiter. The corporate recruiter was extremely professional, informative and helpful. Explained that the process takes about few weeks and there may be about 4 to 5 interviews/meetings. Personally, I think the process is way too long. No potential employee should have to spend this much time to get a job.
Zoom video call with 2 of the Deal Desk team members. My first video call with the black male interviewer was very pleasant and informative. The second video call with a female Sr. Manager was another story. She appeared unprofessional in my opinion.
- After asking "Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?", she smirked at someone in the room while I answered, presumably her husband who had strolled by earlier in the meeting (these are covid times), throwing me off. It's hard to focus when you can't quite tell if your interviewer is actually listening or potentially mocking you.
- Though she was informative about the position, she did not seem open to understanding that there are other companies out there that function differently than where she is; she kept a perpetually confused look on her face when she wasn't smirking at someone off camera.
- She also seemed to be on some kind of power trip, referencing her qualifications and experience and reassuring me that "Mongo only hires top talent, A+ plus only. No C+, no B+ but only A+."
-I have met a lot of people in my professional career and only few have been as off-putting as this person. I absolutely understand that women often have to work harder to prove themselves in the professional world but she seemed to have a boulder-sized chip on her shoulder, setting up an adversarial style interview where she had to check everything that could be potentially inaccurate and make a whole point out of it (i.e. at one point I referenced people in our age range and she had to clarify that I was assuming her age by including her in my statement, when it seemed obvious we are within a similar 10 year range, give or take a few years, given her husband and their child being on-screen at times. I am in my early 30's and don't think this is in any way insulting but this person appeared ready to feel slighted at every turn). Super unpleasant person I am happy not to work with, so be aware that it might be helpful to take a very short, to-the-point approach with no small-talk, detailed responses or pleasantries.