I interviewed at American Century Investments (Kansas City, MO)
Interview
Decent conversation over the phone, interviewer stayed on task and within time constraints. They asked job applicable questions only. There was an understanding already that she liked my resume and wanted to make sure I could explain why my experience was relevant.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time you disagreed with feedback you received. How did you respond?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at American Century Investments in Mar 2026
Interview
I was contacted on LinkedIn initially. Then we scheduled the first phone call, it seemed to be going well but then the recruiter suddenly asked "you know I am with the company right? I am not a third party recruiter." She said this kind of like aggressively, almost angrily or something. I responded with yes of course I know. Later I realized I was being too honest about my situation and the recruiter was irritated I was being honest I guess? It was kind of insulting though. The video call interview was very insulting however. A couple times I said I didn't know something and I have written anything in that lately(react or whatever) and then he would laugh and I had to explain twice that like, yeah I don't know that tech trivia off the top of my head right now because I have been a stay at home dad for a year now and I was contacted by YOUR company for this job I didn't just apply by myself. The technical interviewer didn't speak English very well either and I had to ask him to repeat more than once.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is an iterator in Python? What is a hook in react?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at American Century Investments (Overland Park, KS) in Feb 2026
Interview
American Century recruiter reached out gauge my interest. I agreed to discuss via a phone call. Had a pleasant conversation and was told my resume would be forwarded to the hiring manager. Later received a rejection email. Manager does not recognize talent. I wish them luck.