The process started with a Workday recruiter reaching out through LinkedIn about potential opportunities.

After I expressed interest and forwarded my CV, the next step was a phone interview with a manager of the group I was being recruited for.

These were followed by a more technical phone screen with a senior engineer in the group, and then a set of four interviews on-site at Workday in Dublin. The on-site lasted 3.5 hours and consisted of two soft-skill interviews with managers, and two technical rounds with engineers.

After the on-site, I was extended an offer of employment and then invited to spend a couple of hours with the team during a normal working day to get a much better idea of what they actually work on. This involved a run-through of the technology stack, ideas, and plans, while – of course – keeping the secret sauce secret.

The entire process took exactly 26 calendar days, with Christmas and New Year's in between, hence closer to two working weeks in reality. It was very efficient and well-organized throughout.

At any given point, I was fully aware of what was going on and what the next steps were, and the feedback loop was very well managed. There was only one person from the recruiting team interacting with me at all times, and they did a superb job.

I can appreciate all the effort the entire team put into the process, and it truly provided an extremely positive experience for me, even though I ultimately decided not to accept Workday's offer.

The offer itself was competitive, with a good base salary and benefits package.

As for the interviews themselves, details are covered by an NDA, but in general, it was a set of standard soft-skill questions and technical questions of varying, but below-average difficulty, when compared to other large tech companies. They made good use of the "push them until you break them" technique, which is quite popular these days. Nothing was out of the ordinary or outright bizarre like you might see at Google.

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