There was a career fair I went to where I met recruiters and a program manager and software engineer. i spoke with them about my interest in cognitive science. It helps to pitch yourself and your ideas rather than let them talk to you. They liked my ideas and who I was I think and sent me an invitation to interview and attend a pre-interview session. I spoke a great deal asking the right types of qs at the pre-interview session and because I outshined everyone else I assured myself entry into the next round. However at the on campus interview they realized I suck at coding, I have taken very basic courses, and it was not enough to be a program manager. The person I interviewed with said he loved my communication skills and what I was about but I would get killed in the next round of coding questions. They never emailed me back to tell me yes or no I just assumed no.

Not a great experience with interviews taking 1 month to complete. Despite ongoing communication, the role did not move forward, reportedly due to approval constraints. The overall experience highlights a gap in aligning internal approvals before progressing candidates to advanced stages. Clearer communication and better alignment internally would improve the candidate experience