"Establish a warm welcome, fostering a positive atmosphere. Begin with icebreakers, putting candidates at ease. Ask thought-provoking questions to gauge skills and cultural fit. Share the company's vision and values, emphasizing collaboration. Provide clear insights into the role and expectations. Encourage candidates to share their experiences and aspirations. Allow for open dialogue, showcasing the company's transparency. Engage in meaningful conversations about growth and development opportunities. Communicate the next steps clearly, reinforcing a sense of connection. Promptly follow up with feedback and updates, maintaining a respectful and considerate approach. Ensure candidates feel valued throughout, leaving them with a positive impression of the company and the interview process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Outvio (Tallinn) in Dec 2022
Interview
Hiring manager - good work. Positive and fast. Home work assignment and technical team interview was also good. Balanced and friendly. The product and office seemed good. CEO/CPO meeting was not a culture fit. My impression from that management was that they expect Elon-style hardcore mode from the workers with 100% office attendence and not a balanced results-oriented approach. So, unfortunate to have wasted 3 days on programming. But good luck to others.
I was not employed at Outvio but had a chance to participate in the interviewing process.
After the screening interview, I was given a test task to complete before the case study.
Few days after I submitted my solution, I received a blank response "At this time we decided not to move forward with your application (the test task was not strong enough to move forward in the process)." That's it,
- no case study (yes, even if the solution is weak some companies still have them to see if the candidate has other strong sides which they were not able to demonstrate in the test task),
- no feedback (if you ask a person to spend ~5-8 hours of their spare time on the test task, please make sure to spend 10 minutes to write at least a short feedback e-mail pointing out the mistakes/weak sides or describing the desired solution)
Overall I received a very poor candidate experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The screening interview was fine, I got the answers to all my questions.
Mostly I was asked about my current role and day to day duties
