The Red Hat interview process was a shame, and by far the most inferior I've ever encountered.

After I applied online, the recruiter called and convinced me that I was not an appropriate fit for the position. Luckily, she had a "very similar" (lower graded) position that I could apply to. She also verified my compensation expectations before moving on, while noting that it was too high for them.

It took us 3 weeks to find a slot for my interview, mainly because the team was not available for interviews. They were busy interviewing others and participated in a conference.

On the contrary, the interviewers seemed professional, asking coherent questions about my previous experience while explaining all details about the position.

After not hearing back for a week, I asked the recruiter about my application process and was responded with, "We are still interviewing other candidates. We will hopefully return to you in a week." Of course, she didn't mind returning an answer at all.

It's noteworthy that Israeli law clearly states that interview applicants should have a clear, detailed, formal response within 2 months after the interview, or 14 days after the position has been filled.

I sent the recruiter a gentle reminder about my application and got a lousy response of, "Oh, I am sorry, I probably missed you, but the position was filled a week ago. I'll send you a formal update." Needless to say, this was never done.

If that's the way they treat their candidates, I can only wonder how they treat their employees.

General questions about past experience and cloud computing concepts.