Nice to talk with HR and CTO, an interview last for around 1 hour. Not very deep on discuss technical stuff. CTO share a lot on their company development, HR just asked some general questions
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gobee.bike (Wan Chai) in Nov 2017
Interview
The HR (A) gave me a wrong address which is a government building but I was smart enough to found out the real address.
The HR (A) first humiliate my working experience as research degree is not real working experience, which I disagreed. That HR (A) also Ignored all other working experience before and after my research degree. This is extremely disrespectful.
I talk to an existing data scientist (B), who is also my interviewer, a chemistry PhD. We had a casual discussion. All he said was interesting and good.
After the interview, I would like to see who the potential colleagues will be and asked if I can have a coffee at the pantry, They behaved nicely. However, that HR again said I am not existing employee and should not stay too long. I asked if I am considered a business spy.
After I left I forget to greet the interviewer (B) again and asked if I can have his name card. He lied and said can follow up with the details on website. Never can the the smartest one found it online.
The HR (A) came again to make sure I left the place without stealing any business secret.
A week later I called the HR (A) on phone and she only said she was busy and did not get back to me. I emailed HR (A) just in case she forgot but did not get reply. So I emailed the junior HR(C) with the business card she left me at the interview.
HR (C) did not address the issue at all, but replied saying that they need some bicycle movers.
This make any normal candidate think that to be a part of the interview as some sort of behavior test or chance to understand the business.
This is just abusing job applicants to do hard labour purely for the sake of that. This is horrible tactic to anyone. I called HR (C) for clarification if my application is going on. She said they are not further pursuing and ask if I was going to help with the bike moving work. I still accept the bike moving work. But thats another issue.
These HRs (A and C) are just disrepsecting people and are completely horrible.