I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Further
Interview
I interviewed with Further after being contacted by an internal recruiter. Initially, the process was great. I had several interviews, including a full day interviewing in their office. Following the in person interview, I was told both verbally and via email that they were going to extend an offer and they were working out the details. I just had to do 1 final interview to figure out where to best place me. I was so excited because everything I had experienced up to that point had been great. I did the final interview the next day and never heard anything after that. For all I know, aliens have abducted every single person from this company. I reached out multiple times and haven't heard anything in response. I'm just glad I didn't put in my notice at my current job until I had the written offer. I get that things are busy, but you don't tell someone that an offer is coming and then just ghost them. That's incredibly unprofessional.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Further (Charleston, SC) in Mar 2021
Interview
4+ step process. Initial call with recruiter, then a skill assessment, followed by a few team and culture fit calls. Since I was interviewed, they have worked on shortening the process to 1-3 calls.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you explain statistical significance to a client?
Went through an extensive interview process of 5-6 rounds, interviewed and toured in person, and was ghosted without the communication and notification that Further and its culture highly promotes. It is not ok to rush someone through multiple interviews in which they've had to take off of work only to not consider them enough to follow up regarding interview status or selection decision. This is an extremely tough job market and an even tougher economy. People's time should be considered. Candidates should be shown more compassion. The interview process and lack of communication, once the process was done, prompted me to dig further into their interview style and review history. Further does not seem like the culture-rich, people-centric company that it heavily promotes. While speaking with people at Further was enjoyable, it should not take 6 interviews to determine whether you'd select a candidate. That contributes to burn-out on both the candidate and hiring sides. There were times when my interviews were changed, I was asked to come in or schedule something for the following day (little notice), and one interview was canceled last minute... It was a lot going on during the interview process. Therefore, I wasn't too surprised that it was too good to be true in not receiving any type of follow-up, decision, or feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Value-heavy questions that highlight your experience in relation to Further's values