Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Smals as 50% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Software Engineer Internship and Functional Analyst rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Engineer Internship and Functional Analyst roles were rated as the easiest.
The process starts with a nice HR screening and some tests, but the on-site meeting with the client was a completely different story. Even though it's supposed to be a bilingual company, the entire office operates strictly in Dutch, and there's no real French-speaking presence.
They hide behind a bunch of illogical excuses just to avoid explicitly saying they want someone Flemish. I'd be curious to know the actual share of Flemish and Walloon workers there. It's a shame, because the actual scope of the position looks incredibly light anyway: mostly just showing up for stand-ups and sitting through low-engagement meetings.
The HR team at Smals is genuinely understanding and actually takes the time to give proper feedback so kudos to them. The client, on the other hand, needs to drop the condescending attitude. and be more empathetic towards candidates that don't necessarily have years of experience doing meetings like they do.
Smals est proactive dans la recherche de nouveaux candidats, on m'a contacté par linkedin. Il y a des tests assez compliqué à faire et la procédure d'embauche a pris du temps.
I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Smals (Brussels) in May 2025
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professioneel gesprek, de jusite vragen werden gesteld, opvolg gesprekken gingen vlot. Was alles wat je verwachte van een mature organisatie. Uiteindelijk het bod niet aangenomen maar dat was enkel omdat een ander bedrijf sneller was. Anders had ik het aanbod aangenomen