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      Validation Engineer Interview

      Jan 24, 2018
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Oakland, CA
      Declined offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Penumbra (Oakland, CA) in Nov 2017

      Interview

      I would like to state that, it was one of the best conversations I had with interviewers. Interview was really went good and I had been offered with position. Unfortunately I was not able to join the company even though I was very interested in roles and responsibilities, since they are close to my experience and I could see my career growth. After reviewing the whole interview process especially after conversation with HR, I noticed few potential reasons to reject the offer. It is very poor communication after the interview process which includes negotiation and explaining the company benefits. I was not asked for my compensation expectations before I have been offered with some number and I was not aware of the company benefits before I received offer letter. I was expecting that someone will walk-through me for all the benefits and polices of the company but I did not get a chance to talk about benefits. I noticed its been always a one side talk and I don't think I can call it as conversations since it is not two way. I felt humiliated when I been told that I have two years of experience which is actually 5+ years of experience as in my resume. Especially the conversation I had with HR was really disheartening since the moment I receive the call from her when I was trying to negotiate, I had been forced to say YES for declining the offer. I was also told that it is a company policy that they are not supposed to spend more than 10 minutes on negotiation. But I felt it was really unfair if I don't get a chance to talk about my concerns and questions where there was a lack of information on offer letter like 401K and etc. I had to insist many times for answers to my questions. After considering the treatment I received in last part of interview process I felt it was really discouraging and I can say this was the worst experience I ever had. I can not think of myself in helpless position if I get same one way talk treatment after joining the company, it is unimaginable if I don't get my concerns addressed. I feel there would be better ways to convey the message instead of making people humiliated.

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