The process started off quite nicely and professionally. I applied via Workday's career portal. Within a week I received an email from a recruiter to set up a time to speak. She and I spoke and the conversation went very well. I was then elevated to the person who would be managing the position I applied for. The recruiter set a time for the manager to speak with me via phone. That went well. A few weeks passed, and after not hearing from them for a while, I received a phone call one evening saying that they would like to invite me to Pleasanton for an in-person interview day. They allowed me to book all of my own travel, pay for it myself and then be reimbursed once trip was complete (a note: the reimbursement check arrived very quickly after I submitted my receipts). The in-person interview day was fine. Nothing mind-blowing. I spoke with several different people. It was obvious they were trying to see how well I fit into the company (culturally). It was actually fun to talk with the various staff--the day did not feel like work at all. By the time I was in Pleasanton, several weeks had passed and no mention had been made of salary range. During my in-person, I carefully asked what the salary range was. I was pretty surprised to hear how low it was--especially knowing what very similar positions paid elsewhere. Fast forward a week. I had sent thank-you emails to everyone I spoke with, including recruiter. She replied to my thank-you email several days later, saying that they'd like me to do one more interview component--a Skype "presentation" to 3 Workday employees. I was given only one time option to do this "presentation" (I was only given three days notice). Needless to say, I was surprised and quite irritated at the inflexibility Workday showed, especially considering how much time and effort I had put into the process up to this point. I was not able to change my schedule so that I could be available during the time they asked me to be (a little secret: I was interviewing with another company, which I am now gainfully employed by). I emailed back suggesting numerous alternatives to which I received a nicely crafted, professional response that basically said, sorry, you're SOL. I know it's the way of the world, and business is business, but I feel I was dragged through the mud. The process started off professional and polished and ended in a way that is really not becoming of a company that is supposed to be a market leader, and more importantly, one of the "best places to work."

Difficult interview, very organized but the process took about 3 months in total. Met with 5 different people. Scheduling was easy and quick responses, but due to nature of scheduling with multiple people it took a long time.