Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 2 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Adyen
Entrevista
The technical assessment was a comprehensive exercise in machine learning. After the technical assessment I was interviewed by two senior data scientists. Both of them were very respectful and their questions were very precise, to the point and comprehensive. It was a very interesting data science discussion.
After passing me to the next stage the recruiter told me that they have already filled-up the position I was applying for (why were they interviewing me if the process was already closed?) but she mentioned that they would like me for a different team. The next interview should have been with the lead data scientist of that team. Unfortunately, the lead could not attend
and it was replaced by another team lead from a different team. From the beginning, the team lead was clearly annoyed that he had to perform the interview.
One of the first thing he highlighted was that his team "has too many people already" and that he was not
looking for more scientists (remember that I should have been interviewed for a different team, not for his team, but he clearly did not get the memo). He questioned every single detail of my CV, unfortunately the questions were not very well prepared.
When I highlighted that his assumption about one of the jobs was erroneous, he completely dismissed my comment and proceeded to ask a question under the erroneous assumption anyways. Also, he was more concerned about rearranging his hair in front of the camera than listening to my responses.
He even questioned my level of education asking about the benefit of a postgraduate education, since he had a lower one. He was completely unprofessional, unprepared and uninterested. A person like him can not be part of a recruiting process.
After finalizing this meeting the recruiter told me that they will not proceed with the recruiting process due to some lack of knowledge. I have mentioned this lack of knowledge at the beginning of the recruiting process (3 interviews ago) and at the end I was rejected due to not having it, it was a joke. I felt a complete lack of professionalism and respect towards the job candidates from Ayden recruiter and Data science lead.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Technical question regarding technical assessment. Why have you used algorithm A? what is the benefit of algorithm B?
Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 1 día. Acudí a una entrevista en Adyen
Entrevista
Online (Linkedin), messaging on the website, set appointments and interview through zoom. description of the next stages solicited. Next interviews scheduled on call and with the interviewers. Seemed like it'll have 5-6 more steps
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Alignment on the overall communication skills and moved to the next steps.
- Initial HR Brief Interview: casual talk - Hiring Managers Behavioral Interview: casual talk, brief background into DS experience - Technical Test: technical test they provided didn't work (the website they used crashed). I worked on it for a couple of hours in a day, then the next day it wouldn't open. When I reached out, they said they'd get it fixed and get back to me (didn't happen). The next week, I get an email from HR saying they will call me with updates, I respond but never get a call and no updates since then. I basically wasted my time talking and doing the technical interview only to get ghosted after being unable to complete their technical test due to the technical difficulties they are responsible for fixing (how am I supposed to do a test that I can't reach) Cringe
Me postulé en línea. Acudí a una entrevista en Adyen (Ámsterdam)
Entrevista
I only had one interview with a very friendly recruiter that didn't reach out to me nor sent me any message after our conversation, which she ensured had been a very good one. This is the second time I apply for a position at Adyen and I feel the HR process is very disorganized. The first time I applied, I received an email saying that they were very interested in my profile and that they would contact me, and a couple of hours later I received an automatic email that said that my profile didn't meet their requirements. That is extremely misleading and unprofessional.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Experience, salary expectations, what I like about my job, what my background is, etc.