I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Stay Ai in Dec 2023
Easy interview
Application
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Stay Ai
Interview
I was targeted by a third party recruiter who was lovely. However when I joined my first call with the head of people/talent, it became immediately clear that there was some kind of bias. She was snarky, unkind and quite clearly didn’t want to talk to me. We had a typical first conversation, all she asked was for me to walk through my experience and give a few details on contract sizes I’ve sold.
I knew I didn’t get it from 30 seconds in, why even do the call?
Then 5 DAYS later I received an email saying I was out. Shocker! But when asked for feedback 3 minutes later - I heard nothing.
Stay clear of this overconfident recruiting process. They will make you feel bad and likely waste your time.
The entire process felt peculiar right from the initial interview. Upon joining the call, I was informed that the interviewer had already contacted my previous employers to inquire about my work ethic. I found this odd, considering it was my first interaction with the company. Surprisingly, despite being the interviewee, I took the lead in asking questions. However, each query I posed resulted in superficial responses, except when inquiring about the team's well-being. In that instance, the interviewer enthusiastically shared that he was excelling and had single-handedly built the pipeline. While I perceived him as kind, the overall experience had a somewhat comical undertone.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about the company? Why do you want to work here?