Hi Fishes,
I want to share my CTS interview experience.(cleared, yoe: 3yrs)
I interviewed for .net position.
There were 3 rounds.
1. Technical : they asked basic questions on C#, .net, SQL.
C# : Oops concept questions
.net: mostly on asp.net, MVC and webapi.
SQL: about functions, stored procedures, performance related questions.
2. Managerial: about project
3. HR : basic salary discussion and background.
Please share your interview experience to help others.
Thanks
Yes and I finally heard back after multiple failed attempts. I can’t say it was helpful though...basically that they didn’t dislike me and to reach out for future postings as they will keep me in mind.
Just send a polite email or LinkedIn. As long as you're direct, brief, and polite it can't do any harm imo. Don't take it personally if they don't respond, it might be difficult for someone to clearly articulate why they didn't pick you or they may just shy away from the potential confrontation.
In my experience sometimes there are just people with better experience or backgrounds pertaining to what they need. Ask for feedback but just keep pressing on amigo!
I am in the same boat! I felt very confident for a role and the progress of the interview. I had been communicating with the hiring coordinator directly via their work email and even phone calls. After the last interview, I received an auto generated email response saying I was no longer a candidate. I was baffled. Partly because I thought the interview had went so well, but mainly because what felt like a personal and friendly interaction turned to a generic and cold email. I reached out to the hiring contact by thanking them for their time and any feedback. Nothing. I reached out via LinkedIn to the individuals on my final interview panel and received a pleasant response. They detailed out why I was not chosen for the position and any anxiety was put to ease. It would have been great to have those simple remarks in the rejection. But I say, it doesn’t hurt to try!
This really helps. My most recent reject was for a panel based interview which I thought went really well and I was debating whether to contact the hiring manager or to contact the panel to ask for feedback. Thanks!
I would say yes if you have their email. I just had to say no to several people and would love to give them feedback because I was really hoping they would do well. Maybe they would take the feedback and apply it to their next interview.
I’ve asked but most of the time I don’t get any. To be honest there is only risk for them (or the company) to provide that information so don’t be disappointed if they say they don’t have anything to share
Thanks all! This has been helpful
No, that’s kind of a weird thing to ask for. It’s not always about you as an individual. Sometimes other people are a better fit. You can’t control that. If you got a good vibe from one of the people you worked with in the process, sure you could maybe ask for input but it’ll probably be specific to their experience with you and not something to learn from broadly
I politely disagree. :)
“Another candidate was a better fit and you can’t control that” — Absolutely this is possible. It could come down to someone else had a specific skill, industry experience, spoke better, had a friendlier persona.
“Feedback will be specific to their experience with you and..” — They can share feedback outside and within the experience with you. Someone else could have head greater experience with the current tools they use - less ramp up time. Maybe your start date was too far out compared to someone else with an equal fit. It would be honest and reasonable to hear “The other candidate had X years of experience within the industry.”
..”not something to broadly learn” - As a PM, asking questions continuously unlocks new findings and value. Even when it doesn’t, it never hurts me. Feedback could be that someone had a skill that you didn’t, or weren’t great at. Example is that many job postings will ask for SQL as a bonus requirement, but not a requirement. This could empower you to start learning. Or they could share that your take home assignment wasn’t strong for specific reasons - it will let you identify areas for improvement.
In the end, can you control their decision? Of course not. You could have been neck and neck with someone else, and all it took would be “x seemed happier and friendlier and I would enjoy working daily with them”. It’s up to the company to make those decisions of how they decide who they hire.
But in the end. Just continue to do your best, reach out for feedback, and improve where you can.