I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at The Washington Post in Jun 2021
Interview
I applied to a position where I met 80% of the listed requirements, and which said "It’s okay to not meet 100% of these requirements! We’re primarily looking for people who meet some of these requirements and are motivated to learn new technologies and expand their skill set."
After the initial recruiter screen, I had a very brief technical screen, in which I was asked about my familiarity about technologies NOT listed in the job description. I was honest about having little-to-no experience in most of them, but stressed my willingness to learn.
At the end of the interview, I asked what they look for in candidates. The response: "Mostly people who are familiar with the technologies we use." Not surprisingly, I ended up getting ghosted.
Look, I understand that they need someone who's a good fit, but get the job descriptions and interviewers aligned on what exactly that means. My time was 100% wasted, I was never given a formal rejection, and not to mention both people I spoke with were rude and dismissive. Bullet dodged.
I applied online. I interviewed at The Washington Post in Aug 2025
Interview
I had a recruiter call. At the end, the recruiter requested I email him my availability to move me to the next round. I immediately emailed him my availability. A week and a half later, the recruiter asks to do another call with me. His next time slot is in a week and a half, so 3 weeks after the initial recruiter screen. I assume he has some update to provide. During that call, it quickly became clear that he thought it was a first-round recruiter screen again. I figured he would apologize and end the interview since we already did all that. However, it became clear he didn't take any notes, so then we had to go over all the basic questions again. I withdrew from the process after I got an offer from a better company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you eligible to work in the US for any employer without visa sponsorship?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at The Washington Post
Interview
Probably the worst interaction I've had with a recruiter. He was difficult to work with, not flexible with scheduling and was playing phone tag with candidates on scheduling. I never got the follow up interview email and glad I'm not moving forward. Hiring manager call for Arc XP (tech division) was disrespectful as well, he cut me off when I explained my previous work in details and won't shut up about his current team's problems.
