I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Augmate
Interview
I first found out about Augmate through Linked In. We soon scheduled for an in-person interview. The person I was scheduled to meet with did not show up. After the first day's interview, I was then scheduled to come back. I was also made upset by the fact that when I showed up, I was asked to forward my resume to a staffing agency. These people did not review my resume, and they did not tell me that the position was not a direct hire position.
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After meeting with several people on the second day, I was also made very upset by the fact that I was being "black-balled" from the interview process. During the final round of interview, I was being harassed by two egotistical employees of that company. It very soon became obvious to me that the interview was designed to make me fail, that the company was not willing to give me a fair shot, and that they had wasted my time. After reviewing the company profile on this website, I have come to notice that Augmate somehow received a perfect rating of 5 -- a rating greater than that of Google! I recommend you turn down any offers from Augmate, or for that matter any company involved in a Machiavellian style of management.
Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for your negative experience and the delay on the first day of the interviewing process. Unfortunately, due to high volume of applications that we receive for this position, we ask highly technical questions to get a better sense of skill, experience, and fit. We appreciate your feedback and will be sure to address these issues in our recruiting department.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Augmate (New York, NY) in Jan 2014
Interview
Very nice people with an interesting product vision. But a total lack of experience in building a company and what is involved. This was also seen in really unreasonable salary expectations that amounted to a bait and switch for both me and the recruiter who brought me to them.
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Nothing really difficult about what they were asking. They did not have a good handle on the technical challenges or the immense opportunities that they might have