Bridgit interview questions

Had an introductory call with their VP of Engineering, and I was rejected immediately after asking for the top end of the salary range that was shared with me. There was no evaluation of my actual skills, experience, or ability to deliver impact. Just a rejection purely based on compensation. If the goal is to hire top talent, then it should be obvious that top salaries must be on the table. When an employer states the maximum salary is 100K, it’s only logical that any serious candidate would align their expectations with that number. Expecting candidates to undervalue themselves right from the start signals a misalignment in how talent is recognized and rewarded. Compensation should reflect market reality, the skills being sought, and the impact the role demands - not a race to the bottom. I think I dodged a bullet there.

I had a total of four interviews that spanned across four weeks. The first interview was a talent screen with an HR Representative, a week after was with the VP of Sales, the following week with the Co-Founder/COO and the fourth with a Fractional CRO the week after that. Most of the interviews were pretty standard, and seemed to have gone quite well since I was invited for the next round within 1-3 business days. The last one threw me off at the beginning as they wanted to dig into quotas and targets from an entry level role as a start up from 6 years ago, and felt like more of a bombardment of questions for the first 20 minutes until it turned into more of a conversation. I felt it went well afterwards and ended on a strong note, as they had positive things to say about me and agreed with many of my sales methods and techniques. As the weekend rolled around, I didn’t hear back from them after an initial email regarding timelines on next steps and/or a decision. After a full 9 days since my last interview, I decided to reach out again and the HR Representative replied that they decided not to move forward with my candidacy. I was quite surprised as it seemed all the conversations went well, and they invited me for a total of four interviews, as I felt like I had the skills and experience that their team needed to help them reach their targets and push the sales team in the right direction. I asked the HR Representative for feedback or insights from the leadership team on why they didn’t see me as a fit, but it’s been over a week and I don’t expect to hear back. After close to 4 hours of interviews, and many hours spent researching the company and preparing, I felt that they could’ve at least given me a reason. The process was quite long, which was fine with me, but in the end, the lack of communication left me with a negative experience.