A4A, "Assess-4-Awesomeness," is what they call their interview process. It's a rigorous, in-depth review of one's work history and an evaluation of their skillset through a step called the "Craft Demo." During this part of the interview, you are asked to accomplish a task or present a solution to one or more given problems.

Pre-interview preparation will likely be required. There will be at least two interviews: a telephone screening and a main live session interview with multiple managers. In my case, there were three, which included a pre-screening. The pre-screening result was given to me within 48 hours, along with either a rejection letter or confirmation of moving forward.

Here was my experience:

• Email correspondence where the recruiter collects basic information, provides details on the position, and answers questions.
• Pre-screening email with technical questions.
• Pre-screening interview with a senior member of the organization, likely someone you might be working with.
• If you made it this far, you are emailed instructions on preparing for your A4A Craft Demo interview.
• Interview day was scheduled for three days after the pre-screening interview. This was the amount of time I was given; some people get more time. I literally had only two days to prepare a presentation that consisted of 40 slides full of theoretical data and proposed solutions. I dropped everything in my life to prepare for it, spending around 16 hours in total with barely enough time for a single rehearsal.
• Interview Day arrived and took a total of 4 hours. The first part involved speaking about myself, my work history, and two or three projects I'm proud of, lasting 15-30 minutes. I took 30 minutes, followed by a 15-minute break. The second part was a 90-minute presentation. The third part consisted of two interviews: one with two members of the team, and one with two senior managers. All told, the interviews took the full 4 hours. It was exhausting.

Prescreening questions were related to measuring quality and tackling quality problems. Main interview questions followed a similar theme, but were much more detailed. These also included back-and-forth discussion on the reasoning behind approaches and decisions made.