Engineering Manager Interview Interview Experience - Portugal
Process
So I was contacted by the CEO of the company to be available to do an interview for them.
After receiving the available timeslots, I decided to accept an interview around midnight local time (all the slots were at those times) because I wanted to know the company.
When the time arrived, I received an email from the interviewer asking me what the agenda of the meeting was.
So I answered that I was going to be interviewed, and a couple of minutes later, the interviewer let me into the Zoom call.
He did not know who I was, had not read and received my CV, and was completely lost.
Immediately, I noticed that the person was there just by obligation, with zero sympathy and zero empathy.
He asked me two questions, neither of them related to my skills, and ended up 30 minutes before time.
Bad experience.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Apollo.io Engineering Manager Interview role in Portugal.
Success Rate
Apollo.io's interview process for their Engineering Manager Interview roles in Portugal is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Apollo.io's Engineering Manager Interview interview process in Portugal.
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