I recently had a phone screening with 360Learning. The interviewer came across as distant and disengaged, resulting in one of the most disappointing candidate experiences I’ve had. There was little effort to explore my background in depth or assess how I might be a fit for the role. It left me questioning why I was contacted in the first place.

1. Call with recruiter 2. Technical test (hackerrank + live coding) 3. Discovery meeting with engineers 4. Culture fit interview 5. Final interview with CTO I only got to step 2 as the Hackerrank test was really not what I was expecting : 4 exercises in 1h30, typical hackerrank challenges (abstract puzzle types) of increased difficulty. Really felt like either you had seen the challenges before or you could not complete all 4 in time. I had half the mind to give up then and there but then I thought maybe the challenges were made to evaluate thought process / MVP thinking and code quality more than the outcome so I focussed on writing good code, easy to read, useful comments for my reviewer… I have to say when the timer ran out I was left with a feeling of humiliation. I do realise it’s a strong word but it is the best fitted :( : I have a very high level of education, years of experience including at a well known company and I was rejected without being given a chance to talk to an engineer. I don’t hold a grudge, I was interviewing at 3 companies and got an amazing opportunity which I accepted. I wish 360learning all the best to source amazing engineers in the future but my advice would be to switch models for the technical interview. I have chatted with a number of senior engineers, some of which now refuse point blank any Hackerrank - or similar - process.