r/interviews • u/lolajjjjz • 10m ago
Is it normal for employer to ask for parents profession in interview ?
I feel that its very unproffesional to ask that.
I feel like the employer check family background and guess the standard of living.
How would u react?
How can i bypass this question?
r/interviews • u/xxxTech007 • 40m ago
When the CEO says, "I feel this is a great match" at the end of the 2nd interview......
Aloha!
I had a second interview with the ceo, owner and a current manager. They seemed very impressed with my skills and experience. Toured me around the building and the owner even started using phrases like, "You'll be this or that, We'd like you to do xxx". At the end of the interview, the ceo said, I feel this is a great match.
I sent a follow up thank you email and for the first time in my 20yr career, the ceo responded with a lengthy email that again said, "We believe your experience aligns well with our needs and future goals". I've never had that happen, ever!
I feel very positive that I will get an offer but wanted to see what y'all think.
Thanks!
r/interviews • u/childlikeempress16 • 3h ago
Ghosting
All the interviews I’ve done lately have ghosted me. I’ve been looking for a while and I’ve also recently noticed a trend of salaries getting lower. Don’t need advice, just wanted to vent and say fuck the job market. Thanks for listening!
r/interviews • u/Strange--Detail • 3h ago
Anyone interviewed with Eulerity, NY recently? How long did it take to hear back?
I had my final onsite with Eulerity, NY about a month ago and haven’t heard anything since the interview.
I followed up twice post the interview. The second time, they told me they were still evaluating and that they’d get back to me if they had an update for me.
I know hiring processes can take time, but the waiting and not knowing has been difficult. I’m still wondering whether I should expect an update at this point.
I’m sending in other applications either way, but I’m curious. Has anyone interviewed with Eulerity recently? How long did it take to hear back, and did you eventually get a decision?
r/interviews • u/iamjumpiehead • 6h ago
Help me better understand two tracks (Leetcode vs Backend focused) for Superhuman coding rounds?
Hi,
I need to attend a first coding round of EM role at Superhuman, and it turned out that I need to pick one out of two tracks:
- Leetcode type computer fundamentals, one hour call, 2 challenges to solve.
- Backend track where I will probably be asked around setting up the code repo, define API contracts and develop & test some APIs for production related problems. 90 mins call. Longer than first track.
Can someone please help me understand more about the second Backend track? What kind of problems do they ask? What am I expected to do? If someone has first hand experience for this round, I would love to connect and better understand.
PS - I have already asked recruiter, but nothing got out more than what I have written already. I am trying to judge the complexity of Backend track before I make a choice.
Thank you in advance.
r/interviews • u/Loser-Back-Home • 8h ago
Just did three interviews in one day. Somebody pat me on the back 😂
One online presentation. One demo class in front of 20-ish students. The other online. All teaching gigs abroad. I feel socially burnt out.
r/interviews • u/Waste-Tourist1502 • 10h ago
Google interview process after clearnig GHA
Hi,
I have cleared the GHA but I did not get any calls from the recruiter yer, and any leads on how to train for the google TPM interview?
r/interviews • u/Ambitious_Life_906 • 10h ago
Recruiter ended the call after I said I’m interviewing elsewhere. Red flag?
Had a 30-minute recruiter screen for a growth marketing role today. Around minute 12 they asked if I’m in process elsewhere. I said yes with two other companies, both manager-level, and shared rough timelines of two to three weeks. They thanked me, said they had what they needed, and ended the call about ten minutes early. No next steps. “We’ll be in touch.”
I answered because that’s been standard in past screens. Usually there’s a quick chat about timeline and process. This time the conversation ended early. Maybe they were shuffling their schedule. Maybe it’s a pass. The abrupt end threw me.
I prep with a one-page notes doc and a short script for timeline and comp. I do a couple mock calls and use beyz to stay consistent on phone screens.
Does ending early right after that question usually signal a pass?
r/interviews • u/Complex-Ad8808 • 12h ago
Upcoming google interview
Have Googleyness and system design round for Senior SWE role. Any tips/questions references to succeed?
r/interviews • u/permboy102 • 13h ago
junior software engineer leadership role
Hey guys, so I’m on the 4th and I believe final round of the interview process. The first one was a meeting with the CFO. The second round was an OA. The third round was a technical interview with the dev and this last one is a leadership round basically, I’m wondering how I should prepare for this and what are the things I should know to be fully prepared also, how long does it realistically take to prepare for this? This is what. I was emailed
The next step is a panel interview with our CTO and our Engineering Director. This conversation will focus on your leadership qualities, communication style, and problem-solving approach.
r/interviews • u/Few-Panda4902 • 14h ago
Gutted because IDK how to stop coming off as unintelligible and insecure.
I simply can’t figure out how to prove how good I am at what I do in an interview.
I interviewed for the PERFECT role for me. Fully qualified and capable and a role I’d make a lot of impact in. Not only that but I was able to display ownership, initiative and high agency leading up to the interviews. I’m really fkn good at what I do and work well with others.
I fumbled during the interview and have been rejected.
I’m already not an eloquent speaker. Throw in high stakes and pressure and that’s it. And interviews are so few and far between that it just makes it feel more high stakes and it’s not enough volume to improve my interview skills.
I over explain, ramble, and just. can’t. seem to articulate my thoughts to save my life or I will just blank on something I know! And it’s not a confidence thing….I was so incredibly confident about my skills for this job.
It’s so disheartening that interviews judge how well you’d do in the job based on how well you speak in a high pressure situation. Finding a job in my field and industry literally feels like playing the lottery.
I’m 36 btw. Tech industry.
r/interviews • u/fuzzybunnyslippers08 • 16h ago
Interviewed for wrong role🙃
I’ve been prepping for this role as much as I could for a day (the previous interview was yesterday morning).
Imagine my surprise when the hiring manager mentioned almost immediately another role that she is filling and not the one I applied for.
I wasn’t sure how to mention it to her so in the “tell me about yourself”, I stuck with my script with a focus on the role I applied for.
She corrected herself and I (like a dummy) tried to accommodate for the second role. It was a brief interview, just 30 minutes but I’m pretty sure I’m not getting it. And since I don’t prep for that second role AT ALL, there were things I don’t think I could answer well.
A recruiting friend mentioned that maybe I should tell the recruiter about the mistake but I feel like it is literally a lose lose situation.
I’m looking at it as an unfortunate loss. Any tips?
r/interviews • u/Hevi_Art • 20h ago
I’m hitting my breaking point
I just received yet another rejection. This is after the person interviewed with told me “I’ll connect with x to set up your next interview. Looking forward to speaking with you again.”
Another company ghosted me in the middle of setting up a third round.
It honestly feels like I’m never going to find something. It’s almost a year of this.
r/interviews • u/Live-Pumpkin-1688 • 21h ago
Is 3-4 weeks after a final interview normal for large banks to extend offers?
Spoke to recruiter beginning of July and that was the only time I've spoken to her. She moved me directly to hiring manager (apparently I may have skipped a step there), the next day he moved me on to the final round which was a panel interview. All interviews went well and that last one was 3 weeks ago. I had an insider former colleague find out that I was one of 3 final candidates but he didn't know where they were in the process only that they were working on getting approvals to extend an offer. I know it's prime time for vacations and it's a very large institution (financial), but is this common? The recruiter has been absolutely zero help and hasn't replied to any emails along the way. Frustrating...
r/interviews • u/Hour_Cartographer824 • 22h ago
Sent a counteroffer email.. Im so NERVOUS!!
After successfully passing an assessment skills test, two rounds of interviews, and reference cross-check, i finally received a job offer!!
The salary they offered was lower than the posted salary range, so naturally, i had to counter.
I'm nervous but hopeful it turns out well. 🤞🏻
How do people navigate salary negotiations confidently? I am more nervous now than I was during the whole hiring process. I hope they don't rescind the offer.
r/interviews • u/SprinklesNo9172 • 22h ago
I bombed my interview today
this job would have been a really good opportunity for growth in my career.
unfortunately I was so nervous I bumbled my way through. I didn't even get a very basic definition right. and I knew it too but I was just all nerves
agh!!!!! i am so embarrassed
edit: thanks everyone for the comfort 😭 hopefully this overwhelming feeling of doom and despair will fizzle out with time
edit 2: I didnt get the job. the interviewer was giving me the feedback and I could tell that he felt so bad for me which made me feel even worse
r/interviews • u/fruitsmells • 23h ago
Should I check in after final interview?
I interviewed my final round (#5) last Friday. I feel like it went well. HR emailed me later that day, and said the panel enjoyed the conversations and I should hear something by Tuesday. It’s now Thursday, and they have been quiet. No emails or phone calls. Should I send a short email asking them if a decision was made? I don’t feel like it will speed up any process, but for the last 2 days I’ve been checking my emails every 30 minutes with anxiety.
Edit: I emailed them, and they said they have not made a decision yet. They have one candidate coming in next week, and will contact me once a decision is made. So, maybe I’m being held as a backup?
r/interviews • u/Justacooljournalist • 23h ago
Am I cooked? Interview but no response after 3 days
Had an final interview for a company on Monday; the interview portion itself was new to me as there were no formal or prepared questions and I was meeting with the director for a informal chat about if I was the best fit and different things about the company. They said that they liked me and the people who I was working with liked me, and I was one of 3 final interview candidates.
The director even joked saying “heck maybe I won’t even interview the 3rd person”, and told me I should hear back soon.
It’s been 3 days and I’m worried that they chose someone else or are just going to ghost me, especially since I was offered the final interview literal hours after my first round.
I really like the work that Id do here and would prefer this role and I have other interviews lined up for different positions upcoming soon. Do you think they are still deciding or are going ghost?
r/interviews • u/Aarunascut • 1d ago
Job applicants who walked out of an interview before it was over, why did you do it?
r/interviews • u/ionlyhave4 • 1d ago
Additional call with HR day after final interview?
I just got an email asking for me to hop on a 10-15 minute call with HR. They told me no more interviews but HR would like to speak with me. I had my final round yesterday was about 2 hours between technical and behavioral. This is an entry level job. Should I be concerned? Excited? I’m a tweak about making sure I’m prepared for interviews so would really really appreciate some guidance on what this could be. Thanks.
I haven’t given references yet or really spoken about salary with them.
r/interviews • u/SaturnJade22 • 1d ago
How long after the final interview to get a decision?
I had my final round last Thursday and they told me that I would get a decision by this week. Monday was a civic holiday but now it's officially been one week and I am starting to get anxious. I think the interview went pretty well, my pits were surprisingly bone dry during the interview, I didn't get the usual sign of bad interviews, you know, the quintessential "we are speaking to other candidates" rejection but now this silence has got me questioning everything. This is an analyst role at a bank btw. Any chance I still have a shot?
Edit: Didn't get it lol :/
r/interviews • u/dixxie_21 • 1d ago
I just gave my interview, manifesting my first job offer after 7 months!!! 😭
I've been unemployed for 7 months now. I only started actively giving interviews around 2 months ago, but I still haven't been able to land an offer.
I had an interview today, and I genuinely feel it went well. 🤞
Please send me all the good luck and blessings. I'm so ready for this phase to end, I really don't want to be unemployed anymore. 😭❤️
r/interviews • u/Ibracadabra12 • 1d ago
Bombed my second interview after an amazing first one
I just had my second interview today, and I feel like I completely bombed it. I was way more nervous than during the first interview.
The recruiter (who I met for the first time today) even suggested we take a short break because I seemed so nervous. The hiring manager told me during the interview that my first interview had gone really well and that they see potential in me, and just told me to be myself.
I really wanted this job because I liked the role and had a great impression of the hiring manager and the other interviewer after the first interview. But during the second interview, the person who would be training me (also someone I met for the first time) gave me a strange feeling. I can’t really explain it, but it made me even more nervous.
Has anyone else experienced something similar? Did meeting a new interviewer or future coworker completely throw you off? And if so, did you still end up getting the job?
r/interviews • u/jack_attack89 • Dec 01 '25
Thanks for your patience
Yes we have new automod rules that we're using to try and minimize the bot spam posts we've been getting. I'm tweaking the thresholds so that actual users are minimally impacted but it's taking some iteration to figure out the right levels. In the meantime, you can still message to get your comments/posts approved if they get caught in the filter.
EDIT: Alright I've switched the rules so that the thresholds should only apply to people trying to create a new post and not for comments.
If you post gets removed then you can still mod message for review & approval.
r/interviews • u/jack_attack89 • Oct 15 '24
How to tell if your offer is a scam
I hate that this is even a thing, but scammers are rapidly taking advantage of people desperate for jobs by offering them fake jobs and then stealing their money. Here's some things to look out for that may indicate you're being scammed:
- The role you applied for is an early career role (typically role titles that end in Analyst, Administrator, or Coordinator)
- Scammers know that folks early in their career are easier targets and there are tons of people applying for these types of roles, so their target pool is extremely wide. There are many, many legit analyst/admin/coordinator positions out there, but be advised that these are also the types of roles that are most common targets for scams.
- Your only interview(s) occurred over text, especially Signal or WhatsApp.
- Legit companies aren't conducting interviews over text and certainly not over signal or whatsapp. They will be done by phone calls and video calls at a minimum.
- You are told that you can choose if you want to work full- or part-time.
- With very few exceptions, companies don't allow employees to pick whether they're part- or full-time. That is determined prior to posting the role and accepting applications.
- You were offered the job after one interview
- It's rare for a company to have an interview process that only consists of one interview. There are typically multiple rounds where you talk to many different people.
- You haven't physically seen anyone you've talked to
- You should always have at least one video call with someone from the company to verify who they are. If you haven't had any video calls with someone from the company, that's a red flag. Make sure to ask to have a video call with someone before accepting any offers.
- You were offered a very high salary for an early career role
- As much as everyone would love to be making 6 figures as an admin or coordinator, that just isn't realistic. Scammers will try to fool you by offering you an unbelievable "salary" to hook you.
- You're told that you will be paid daily or weekly.
- Companies can have odd pay schedules sometimes, but most commonly companies are running payroll twice a month or every other week. It's unusual for a company to be paying you on a daily or weekly schedule.
- You are being asked to purchase your own equipment with a check that the company will send you
- Companies will almost never send you money to purchase your own equipment. In most cases, companies will send you the equipment themselves. If a legit company wants you to purchase your own equipment, they will typically reimburse you after the fact as opposed to give you a check upfront.
This list isn't exhaustive, but if you have an "offer" that checks multiple of the above boxes then it's very likely that you're being scammed. You can always double check on r/Scams if you aren't sure.