Initially thought Linkedin valued front-end development, but the interview experience turned out to be very bad. Not because of rejection, but genuinely bad. After the interview, I knew for sure I wouldn’t want to work there.
No offense to the company, but first, the HR match wasn’t quite right, and during the interview, I found out they mainly use Amber JS for front-end. I blamed myself for not researching the company’s tech stack beforehand. I’m not particularly interested in Amber, especially since this company is heavily invested in it. During the interview, I asked the interviewers why they only use Amber and if they considered tech migration. Their response was that it was decided many years ago, and now it’s too late to switch to something else. Both the company’s philosophy and the interview experience made me feel like I wouldn’t be working with passionate and talented colleagues.
Regarding the interview questions and interviewers, there were a total of 7 rounds, each with 2 interviewers except for the lunch buddy round. The questions focused heavily on HTML and CSS. Most interviewers were okay, but there was one round with two female interviewers that made me want to report them. They were very rude, interrupting and speaking in a condescending tone. Within minutes, I felt very uncomfortable. I was demonstrating on the whiteboard while explaining, and one of the interviewers erased what I wrote and asked me to rewrite it straight, claiming it was crooked. They didn’t listen to my explanation, even though my handwriting was clear and easily readable. I felt like I was in the wrong place. The interview question was simple, so simple that I can’t remember it now. It involved parsing a string into an object. I quickly wrote two functions to accomplish this, but I heard loud laughter from behind me. The reason was that the whiteboard space was limited, and my writing was a bit slanted and cramped. They didn’t even hide their disdain, laughing openly. At that moment, I knew I didn’t want to work for that company. I usually have a good temperament, but I had to criticize this round. The two interviewers treated me as if I were foolish, and I couldn’t sense their tech prowess.
In the final round with two managers, the female manager was aggressive and set traps for me. Later, the feedback confirmed that I was rejected after these two rounds. I really hope this isn’t the company’s culture and just an isolated incident. I had heard that Linkedin was a chill place.
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Wishing everyone good luck in their interviews, hoping you don’t encounter the same unpleasant experience with interviewers.
Also, seeking comfort and encouragement. 