I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Hastings Direct in Jun 2024
Interview
Honestly the worst application process I have ever experienced. I initially applied in late May, completed the assessments, and only received a response after a month and a half. The screening interview went smoothly, but the technical interview was difficult. I was asked very specific, closed-ended questions that left little room to elaborate or clarify my responses. Communication during the interview felt unclear, with long pauses and occasional changes in questions, making it difficult to provide cohesive answers.
Additionally, I had requested that an updated version of my CV be used for the interview, as I had applied months earlier. However, this request was not acknowledged, leading to further confusion during the interview.
After receiving an automated rejection email, I provided feedback and requested more detailed feedback in return, but I did not receive a response.
A couple of months later, I applied again for a similar position and completed the assessments once more. After waiting another month, I was invited to a screening interview. Given that I was already considering another offer, I asked if the process could be expedited and inquired about details like salary and the start date. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive any helpful information and was instead sent another automated rejection email.
Overall, it was a frustrating experience, and I hope others have a smoother process.
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Interview
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Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Deep learning questions and geo spatial analysis related
I applied on the date of April 30th and got rejection mail on the date of Aug 22nd. The recruitment team nearly took 114 days to review. For all the months I waited, I attended one and only video recorded interview(no interviewer) which took only 10 min and I don't understand the selection criteria. I was able to answer all of them in the video recorded interview but still no luck. I understand recruitment deals with larger volumes of applications but at the same time companies should come up with some solution to make it efficient! Very disappointed with the outcome and process. Reached out the recruitment team in between but there was no response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic Data Cleaning Questions which every data person can answer.
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