So for the last two weeks I've been interviewing at a company that I would truly love to work for. I somehow managed to finagle my way around an auto-generated rejection email and interview with the hiring manager, let's call him Big T. Big T is a self-proclaimed hard ass. He started the interview with his webcam on then about halfway through the interview he shut it off without mentioning anything.
The role is for an SDR position, he had me pitch the product to him on the spot with no preparation. I pitched it to him as I had done my research on the company and product and felt like it went well for getting put on the spot. We bullshitted for a while and I felt like despite him being a hardass I was able to build solid rapport. He said he loved my energy, I sold him on myself, and he felt fired up after talking to me.
He put me through to the next round with a second hiring manager, let's call him Medium-sized D. Medium-sized D was a great guy. He said it was a yes for him and he passed me along to what I was told would be the final round.
The final round was with the WW director of sales, Papa J. Papa J was a straight shooter. I told him about myself why I want to work at the company my thoughts on the product, etc. Again I felt like I built solid rapport with the guy. The interview went longer than scheduled, he was engaged, etc. The conversation ended up turning friendly at the end, he offered to give me career/mentorship advise.
About mid-way through the interview, he said Big-T had some questions about my energy. This threw me off because I was under the impression my interview with Big-T went extremely well. I recall Big-T saying I had sold him on my story and made him believe I was a great candidate for the role.
Papa J said Big-T would reach out to him on my personal cell so I could address the energy concern. Then Papa J said I would need to interview with his director as a final step, which was never laid out to me in my first two interviews.
Papa J made it seem like my call with Big-T would be outside of zoom on my personal cell. Seems sketchy right?
I'm jaded from a previous interview that was supposed to go 3 rounds and got extended to 5. I feel like I getting put through the wringer again. Especially after asking multiple times for them to lay out the interview process and next steps for me. I want to take control of the situation. Should I email talent and ask them to lay out the remaining steps for me this would be going behind the sales manager's backs. Or should I reach out directly to Big-T to address the concerns?
I really want this job.
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