Interview Details – 5 rounds:

• Written test for QA role
• Telephonic round – Technical
• Telephonic round again with US counterpart/team (since the project was US-based)
• Face-to-face interview with VP of line of business and Test Manager
• HR round to discuss remuneration and benefits

I got a call from a recruiter/HR in JPMC for a written test. I got through this and was called one week later by the HR.

Due to the HR's inefficiency, round 2 was scheduled two weeks after round 1. This was the first of the line-up of horrible experiences.

After getting through round 2, I was scheduled for round 3 with a team member in the US. I got through this one too.

Round 4 was a face-to-face interview with the VP of the line of business and the Test Manager.

Round 5 – remuneration. I arrived at a figure and was told I'd be informed of my selection in a couple of days.

Rounds 1-5 took 3 months! I have never interviewed for a role over 3 months with any company before, and this one tested my patience.

Two days after the face-to-face, I was informed I was selected for the role and the offer would be rolled out in two weeks.

I waited for 3 weeks before contacting the HR and was told there were many approvals, so it would take more time.

After a number of calls over 2 months after being selected, I was told that no time frame could be specified, and I was given options:

1. Wait for an indefinite period of time for the position I was selected for (and according to the recruiter/HR, the position is usually put on hold – never heard of such out-of-sync operations; did not see it coming from JPMC!)
2. Ask the HR to forward my CV to other QA positions in Bangalore, for which I will have to go through the 5 rounds again, and currently there are NO OPENINGS.
3. Take up the role in a different location.

Tips:

1. Once you have reached round 4 or 5, please ask if, once selected, JPMC actually means to roll out an offer or if it's just all hogwash.
2. Be prepared to give the interview over 3-4 months, as the HR is not deft and is extremely inefficient in scheduling interviews.
3. Do not bank on the position even if you have been informed that you have been selected. Keep giving interviews at other companies, as there is NO GUARANTEE THEY WILL OFFER YOU EVEN AFTER SELECTION.

Not sure if it'll be a humane environment to work in if you get through all the torture as mentioned above.

The written test is challenging, but not to anyone who reads the instructions carefully.