I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Humana in Jan 2025
Interview
This was disappointing. I am extremely puzzled (not to mentioned frustrated, demoralized, annoyed, the list goes on...) by current hiring practices, but Humana gave me the best glimpse into how they treat candidates, which happens to be the worst. So if you're the best at that, count me out.
But let me count the ways...
This role was recently created and the pre-screening application was not updated to reflect the position, including hours and salary (intel analysts are overworked and underpaid, and often work grueling overnight shifts) and yet...I was never given HR contact information or anything, straight on to the hiring manager. I get that AI is "the future" and all, but come on. Do better. Not to mention disturbingly ironic for a company called Humana.
The interview was fine, both people were nice but the whole thing felt unprepared, which makes sense given the setup.
I was asked, in short order, to complete a writing assignment---something that has become the bane of my existence in this process. I obliged, but I had 24 hours to turn it in. The email that was sent from the hiring manager didn't include the prompt, so she sent it over the next morning, which made this all the more time consuming. I sent it in and never received a response from her, just a boilerplate rejection email two days later.
Bottom line, applicants deserve better. If I have the time to jump through all these hoops then you have the time to send a perfunctory "received" or "thanks but no thanks" email. Not a good look--I suggest fixing it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The complexity of previous projects I've worked on, that kind of thing.