I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Silicon Valley Bank in Mar 2014
Interview
I had the misfortune to experience numerous communication break-downs both with admin and HR staff. After confirming my availability over email for in-person interviews, I was promised to be contacted shortly. After nearly a week and a half and several email and voice-mail attempts on my behalf, I was finally contacted two days before the interview window. I was introduced to HR and told that I would be contacted shortly by HR.
After four days, I attempted to reach HR directly and leave a message. After another five days, HR contacted me and scheduled a phone interview. On the day of the interview, I did not receive any phone calls from my interviewer.
Several days after this, HR finally gets a hold of me to reschedule. Given the previous mishaps, I suggested that it will be easier to conduct the interview there and then. HR enthusiastically agreed.
The structure of that brief phone interview led me to believe that it was conducted mostly on the fly and with little to no preparation on behalf of the interviewer. Most questions that were asked of me were for information that my resume had already provided, (such as what my duties were,length of positions, etc) and the order of the questions mimicked the order of my resume. It was difficult to follow the lead of the interviewer without providing redundant information.
At the conclusion of the interview, I was told that I will be contacted shortly for a follow-up. In a similar vein of previous arrangements, I have not heard from this company since.
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Question 1
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