I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Wise
Interview
The first round is HR screening, the second round is with the manager, then you are assigned one "take home assessment", then there is another round with two other colleagues. The interviewers were kind and easy to speak with.
However, I am left with a poor view of this company since they are constantly promising to give you feedback. I spent 3 hours on video with the interviewers and spent at least 8 hours over the weekend on their take home assessment.
When I received the rejection letter, they sent a generic copy/paste rejection, and stated only those making it to the "final round" get personalized feedback. This feels misleading - how many rounds do you have? I find it hard to believe there are additional rounds beyond 4 interviews and a take-home assessment.
Maybe the number of rounds to expect should be stated upfront because after all of the time and effort it would have been much appreciated. Also, asking us to do take-home work and providing no acknowledgment or review of it in the interviews leaves the impression that they are asking us to give our ideas to them for free.
Cancelled and received rejection email minutes before the interview started. Rearranged as HR rep explained it was issues with their tech. Upon meeting HR, didn't feel like they represented the positive culture being advertised on the website.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to work for Wise
Disappointing interview process. Constant last minute cancellations and me having to chase HR. Ultimately had an interview which apparently wasn't actually a first interview and then I got an email less than 24 hours later informing me the role had been filled, when I was told it would take a while to to get a response due to the relevant people being out of office. Interview process seems disorganised and interviewer was also not the best. Does not leave a good impression of the company.
Screening, hiring manager round, panel interview round with peers, take home test and received an auto-reject after the panel and take home test. I asked for feedback and to also be considered for another position (and followed up twice) but was completely ghosted. Most importantly, I saw on Linkedin that the individual who interviewed me started in the position I interviewed for 2 weeks after I received a rejection - why were they involved in my interview process if they were also a candidate? That's a major red flag and ethical issue and so I'm actually happy it didnt work out.