Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Borrowell with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Borrowell overall takes an average of 15 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Borrowell as a Software Developer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 17%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Borrowell
Interview
I didn't have the best time there! It was a waste of time away from my current company for nothing.
First, there was the screening call. The HR lady was kinda and explained every detail, said a lot of nice things about the company diversity and all.
Then I moved to the technical portion and it was just awful.
The guy that was supposed to interview me was out and then came this other guy, super disinterested in everything I said. He basically didn't ask me any questions and went straight to the code.
Within 5 minutes he started to hurry me up and it was very uncomfortable.
After I finished he asked me one or two questions about the code and goodbye.
It was frustrating because it looks like they put down a guy who had little or no experience with interviews who didn't what to be there. What a waste of time.
I tried to communicate, saying why I'm doing this and that but he was like: Yeah I don't care just wanna get out of here!
They reserved 2 hours for the interview and all it did under 30 minutes (including the questions I asked and everything)
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Borrowell (Toronto, ON)
Interview
In the few months that I went through the job process, I went through a lot of screeners and in-person interviews and I have to say that Borrowell's process, care and commitment was the best experience that I had. I had one screener phone call and three interviews to follow.
I honestly believe it's the small things that matter. From the point of application, where I initially applied to a customer service related role, their Head of People operations saw I was qualified for a different position they had available and moved me into that pipeline, which I think shows their commitment to people from the start.
They also followed up exactly when they said they would, which is an experience I didn't always have when interviewing at other companies. In line with that, after the second interview, one of the co-founders assured me that they would get back to me by the following Friday and not to be concerned as it was the long weekend. I thought the fact that she thought to say that was very considerate and indicative of the type of culture and company that Borrowell has.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What did I accomplish on the development team in my last role?