Longest Interview

I had my longest interview yesterday: 4 hours. They didn’t mean for it to run 4 hours, but it did. Interesting shop, they have some great ideas. I hope they can find their niche. Tech interviews typically go something like this:

Tell me about yourself.

Interviewer asks about discrepancies in your resume (dates, descriptions …etc)

Interviewer picks a project off your resume and asks you about it.

About this time, they get into the technical aspect of the interview. Usually asking a question about object oriented design or some type of technology.

At this point the interview is almost over and either the interviewer ends the interview or you are introduced to a few people on the project. Once you have met some of the key personnel on the project you are kindly escorted out of the building.

Yesterday’s interview followed the above pattern, with the exception of the meeting people part. Since it was for a leadership position, they wanted me to meet/work with the team. I was watched while I interacted with the team. They wanted my feedback and they were going to get the teams feedback.