This had to have been the most arduous, inefficient and drawn-out interview process I've ever been a part of.
Think it's as easy as sending an online application correct?
Nope.
Send that application in and you'll get a worksheet- typical questions related to the role, scenarios in QA, etc. Send in that worksheet + get a phone screen. Pass the phone screen and you're sent a physical application to fill out. Including job history, references, etc.
First part of the in-person interview...another worksheet! Different from the first and timed but still had a lot of content that could have probably been discussed in the interview. The actual interview part is in a group setting. Imagine how fun it must be to try to rapid fire answer questions from a dozen people when they're talking over each other, sometimes asking the same questions as other coworkers or even asking questions that were already answered in that worksheet from the first part of the interview. Fun, right?
Then a final discussion with the manager and a chance to ask any questions about the role, responsibilities, etc. That's about it.
I'm exhausted by just writing about this. As someone who has gone through a good handful of QA interviews- often a gauntlet lasting 4 hours with whiteboard scribbles and limited bathroom breaks- this had to have been the most emotionally scarring.
For a company that wants to present themselves as innovative and tech-forward, this was a complete turnoff for a prospective employee.
This isn't the worst interview I've ever been a part of, but here I am writing about it so feel free to draw your own conclusions.