First two interviews were remote. They went well. I was next asked to come to the office in Connecticut for a day, for three "in-person" interviews. Round trip, this was going to be a 4-hour, $40 ordeal, but they seemed serious about the process, so I agreed.
They gave me a date to show up, but no schedule, no address, no instructions for getting into the locked building, nothing. Not even a phone number to call or text when I arrived. I assumed this was all coming later, but the day before, still hadn't gotten anything. I emailed asking about these things, and didn't get a response. The morning of, I had to Google the company address, and then made my way into the building by explaining the situation to an employee who let me in on his way in.
Then... zero of the three people I was there for "in-person" interviews with were there that day. One of them never came on Tuesdays per her personal schedule and had no idea they even scheduled an interview until last-minute, and the other two lived out of state and were fully remote all year by default.
I sat alone in a conference room for hours for these three interviews, spread across most of the day. They didn't even provide a computer for me to use for them. Luckily I'd brought my own, but what if I hadn't?
They didn't offer a tour. They didn't offer lunch. They didn't offer snacks, coffee, water. Anything. The recruiter's only acknowledgement of the whole ordeal was an "oh darn, sorry about that!" when I was already on my way out the door.
It was one of the most aggravating interview days I'd ever had... and yet, I got the job a few weeks later, and I would learn over the next few months that my interview experience was fully indicative of how the company operated: unprofessional, disorganized, and with little or no accountability from people. But I'll save those thoughts for an actual company review I'll write soon...
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Cannondale (Utrecht) in Aug 2024
Interview
I had a screener interview with the recruiter. She was very positive and told me that this could be the perfect fit (normally she would never tell me this during a screener interview, but this was a clear match she told me). So we discussed dates for the follow up interviews, which never happened. She never came back to me and while I tried to contact her, I didn't get any response.
After reading the feedback here, I see that ghosting is a normal thing at Cannondale. Zero respect for the candidates and they also don't understand that this will harm their brand reputation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I got some questions about the market, the challenges they have and others. All were easy to answer since I am an industry insider.
The interview was very casual, consisting of a couple rounds beginning with a phone interview and two in person conversations. The tone was very open and seemed like they try to match personalities as well as backgrounds.