Process
I applied online.
The interviewer showed up five minutes late—not a huge deal, but they didn't even address it. They acted bored the entire time and even repeated the same interview question twice in a row. The kicker was that they had a few specific skill questions, with which I was not experienced. They then said these skills were a hard requirement for the role and that we would end the interview. These specific skills were not listed on the job description, application questions, or on my resume. Why interview me if these skills were not present on my resume? I wasted several hours preparing for the interview, researching the company, and so on, only to be disqualified because the recruiter didn't take ten seconds to look at my resume.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Grafana Labs Solutions Architect role.
Success Rate
Grafana Labs's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Grafana Labs's Solutions Architect interview process.
Grafana Labs Work Experiences
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