I applied online. I interviewed at Toptal (Moscow, Moskva) in Jan 2021
Interview
Interview was online. Interviewer with "poker face" like a robot told me all the info what was previously recorded into him. Then he complained about sound quality. I talk every day with my colleages no issus on my sound. Also he talked too quickly so it made some difficulties in speech recognition.
Interview lasted 6 minutes, previously it was announced that it would last 10.
My guess that, on the interview they are trying to show all your weaknesses, to decrease your rate, no attpemts to figure out overall experiensce and skill set.
Worst interview ever, in overall looks like they want to hire as cheap as they can, and sell as expensive as they can.
It looks like that toptal have prejudice to candidates from Russia. Thank you and goodbye, toptal.
I had an interview with a recruiter as part of the hiring process. The conversation included specific questions related to the role and my previous experience. The interview was structured and focused on assessing my fit for the position and understanding my background in similar tasks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
to walk through my entire design process live, from understanding the problem to delivering a solution for a specific case
The process was very comprehensive, and the interviewers were very good at what they were doing. The first phase is quite easy, but when it comes to the later stages that's where the weeding comes out. Overall a challenging interview.
Recruiter kept me well informed throughout the process. They also provided documents about the company and benefits which was appreciative. You’re also expected to take an assessment during the process.
