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Cognizant, The interviewer didn’t turn up twice for the last round. I told the recruiter that I will never interview for them again.

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Interviewed with a VC fund that used me for free research. They asked me to prepare a slide deck on China VC opportunities as part of my last round. Did the presentation, they loved it, never heard from them again.

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Uber (in the early days), had a 45 min interview scheduled, he showed up 34 min late, asked me 5 questions, wrapped up the interview and declined me. In hindsight, I think I dodged a bullet

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First marriage proposal

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Interviewer explained he couldn’t legally ask about my religion but could I write an essay about my relationship with God. This was for a company making desiccating machines.

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The more interviews you do the better you will perform. So take all interviews.

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Anyone here interviewed at or work for Nice? Would like to hear your thoughts/experience. Thanks in advance!

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Hi Team,

Can we delay the interview by a few weeks? I am not at all prepared and I don't want to miss the opportunity..

It’s been a day and I haven’t heard back from my phone case interview. Is this bad news?

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Hi fishes,

I am selected in
Infosys as devops engineer last week i got call from HR after discussion he said he will release offer letter within 7 days after approval but he has not till now, can someone confirm how much time it may take?

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10-12 days back I had an interview with UBS. I have not received any feedback yet. In UBS portal application is shown as interviews in progress. I tried sending mail to the recruiter asking for feedback but no response. Can I assume I did not clear the interview or interview process takes this much time.

How much time Accenture takes to come back after some one clears the tech round?

Its already a week, please help.

Should i reach out to them in case they did not?

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Hello Guys

Is it okay to share offer letters that we have with other company recruiters? Aren't offer letters strict and confidential. Can we refuse to show the same or what can we do in these situations

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How many campaigns would y'all suggest go in your book? I was originally shooting for five but I've been told four is easier for recruiters to digest. (Currently an ad school student about to graduate.)

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Did you change anything on your resume when you have 2 FT jobs?

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Hi Fishes,

How many rounds do HSBC generally conducts for Consultant specialist role?
I had my APTA and Technical within 2 days but now waiting for 4 days for further communication.
Can someone help me here.

Thanks

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Does studying for top consulting firms’ case interviews help in any way for interviews with other firms (e.g., FAANG case interviews) ?

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Hey Fishes ! Wanted to know if deloitte has stopped its hiring process for Developers ? Or is it going to stop soon ?

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Hi ,

my HR interview is over in TCS and they have shared salary breakdown for me.I have acknowledged the mail positively but haven't received any information from them .How many days it will take to respond back .whom should I contact now?Please help

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Interviewing for an L6 TPM role at Amazon and have received a request to submit a writing assignment (post phone screen) that is due before the interview loop.

Would it be a problem if I write about the same scenario from my phone screen, with more specificity? I have a great example on the innovation option, but HM already touched on this topic. I think the intent is to just gauge my writing style, but don’t want to assume.

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Just had a phone screen today for the Account Strategist role. The recruiter said that the target level is l3 or l4 (I have 5+ yoe in performance marketing). Should I push for l4? Additionally, how long does it usually take before I hear back from the recruiter. Thank you!

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Two weeks ago I attended an interview in person and they promised to let me know whether or not I’d be hired for the position. Later, I learned through LinkedIn that a friend of mine got the job. The agency never contacted me to let me know anything. Should I be mad?

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Recently i given a interview in hdfc bank for sales manager Auto loan - but i had intermediate - distance mode ( single sitting ).. they said ur not eligible has per company policy - So did i did some thing wrong in my studies... Is it my mistake.....which is i done 1 yr intermediate. Plz suggest what should I do..... Really I need

How long from submitting applications are candidates hearing back from firms in this market?

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Hey guys, I have the first short 15-minutes call with a product guy from Hugging Face today wherein he is likely going to take a guess at what roles I could be suitable for. I had applied for Post-Sale Machine Learning solutions Engineer. Is there anyone who’s gone through the process for a similar role at similar organisations or best case scenario would be if anyone has gone through the process with HF.
I have been working for a year and am doubtful if I’m mature enough for the role. Help lol

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Finally found THE one, after over a year of searching and trying out at least 5 different ones!

A nice comfortable office chair.

https://ergochair.co/collections/chairs/products/ergonomics-mesh-chair-w-adjustable-headrest-and-armrest?variant=32511617597491

My criteria: mesh seat and back, arms, headrest

I tried cheap ones from Amazon. Expensive, second hand gaming chairs. Tried HM Aeron (second hand) and while I didn't like the bulk and the general design, I was sold on the mesh seating. I wanted to get the ErgoChair 2 from autonomous, but it doesn't have mesh seat.

AMA.

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