I will preface this by saying that the following account was my personal experience, and may not be indicative of the company as a whole, but was enough to sour my perception of the interview/hiring process, initial candidate experience, and compel me to share it here so that others may learn.
It started when I found the listing on Angel List and applied through their company website. The talent acq. rep contacted me 3 days following to schedule my first interview. It was with one of their analysts/implementation teammates and this first interview went well (enough to move me forward in the process) and the interviewer was a pleasure to talk to and get to know. I was actually looking forward to the prospect of joining her team.
But then came the second interview - or I should say the "Waiting for Godot" of interviews. This 2nd interview (take 1) was scheduled for 3/20/17 @ 3pm with the implementation director; 20 min. prior to the call the recruiter emails me asking to reschedule with him due to a client call. I've worked at startups - I know the drill - they're typically small, bootstrappin', limited resources, I get it so I abide. So now this 2nd interview (take 2) is scheduled for 3/24 with the department VP instead. Come 3/24 I wait for the call, but no call & no message, so I reach out to them. 2nd interview (take 3) is now to be on 3/27 @ 4:15pm. Roughly an hour prior to the call on 3/27, I get an email to reschedule yet AGAIN. If you're keeping score, this is the 4th resched., so I mull over:
- the red flag that both the director and the VP are too busy throughout their day to take a 30 min.(at least ; 45 min at most) call, multiple times. I truly feel for THEM, if they don't even have a timeslot throughout their day to chat with candidates.
- the lack of a call or timely email, which seems like a lack of respect for my time since I've planned my day around these calls.
- AND the various potential future working implications that these red flags might mean.
So rather than resched again, I decide to send a short email stating that due to this latest rescheduling attempt, I'm no longer interested in moving forward and wished them the best of luck.
...Cherry on top: I don't receive any reply following the email; not even out of courtesy.
I'm sure, for some, Origami Logic is/will be a great company to join given their 4+ star rating on Glassdoor, but I perceived my interview process experience as a stark glimpse of things to come and had to step aside.