I applied through an employee referral. The process took two weeks.

It started with a 20-minute phone screen with the recruiter, which went well, and they were very nice. Next, I was asked to complete a technical assessment, which was to refactor a poorly written API into production-quality code, with a deadline of one week. I spent many hours on this as I was really keen on joining. After submission, I got an email saying, "Good news, the team liked your tech assessment, and we are keen to progress to an interview." The email also listed all the things they liked about my technical assessment. I replied with a good deal of availability. Then I never heard from him again. I emailed a few times asking when a good time would be for the interview; however, there was no reply at all. In the end, I gave up chasing them.

Why Xero? Previous experience and salary expectations.