tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post3709688357104282167..comments2022-12-13T04:20:27.518-08:00Comments on Seeker: Thoughtworks interview - the dark sidesumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17296057533855204633noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-32627200908899677612015-01-30T04:25:42.633-08:002015-01-30T04:25:42.633-08:00Some years ago, I sent my CV to Thoughtworks and t...Some years ago, I sent my CV to Thoughtworks and then HR guy called Matt Buckland called me and arranged a phone interview at 18:00 next day. I was prepared and was waiting for the call excitedly. You know what happened? They did not call. Then I sent an e-mail to remind him about the interview. Result: No answer! <br />I'd like to warn everyone about this company. Their propaganda is cool, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-81476665565483805302014-07-08T00:41:49.557-07:002014-07-08T00:41:49.557-07:00Wow, similar heart ache here.
This is the link to ...Wow, similar heart ache here.<br />This is the link to an interview review that was a terrible and a funny experience:<br /><a rel="nofollow">http://lovethoughtworks.blogspot.com/2014/06/a-hilarious-review-on-thoughtworks.html</a>Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18024591991010989337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-12522273889230947742013-05-01T14:46:12.599-07:002013-05-01T14:46:12.599-07:003 years later and a lot of stuff changed.
Have yo...3 years later and a lot of stuff changed.<br /><br />Have you applied again?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-15630234048979848972012-06-04T02:51:36.127-07:002012-06-04T02:51:36.127-07:00Let me tell you a secret. The decision takes time ...Let me tell you a secret. The decision takes time because, once the interview is finished they will call a meeting with 10-15 TWIns. There your case will be discussed and you have to get more than (60-70%) of voting from them..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-51038660444290692032012-02-23T02:39:38.810-08:002012-02-23T02:39:38.810-08:00@Kam Just to clarify 1 more time, this blog is not...@Kam Just to clarify 1 more time, this blog is not bcoz TW rejected me, which they didn't, and even if they did I think there is no shame in a rejection from companies having as good recruitment process as them or say Amazon, Google etc. attending there interviews is always a learning experience either ways.<br /> It is not also for their HR not communicating or they adding additional sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296057533855204633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-43171326010446531492012-02-14T03:33:28.992-08:002012-02-14T03:33:28.992-08:00Most of the HR behaves like this in IT . By now yo...Most of the HR behaves like this in IT . By now you should have learned, when you dont here from HR in 2 -3 days , treat it as closed chapter. Looks like it your desperation to join them and their rejection ( Reason /Way of rejection) has annoyed you more.Kamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-89685543890592806022012-02-01T01:59:55.588-08:002012-02-01T01:59:55.588-08:00I was their refugee too! But I realized that its n...I was their refugee too! But I realized that its not the end of the world. I am sure the people working there are really proud and obviously they want to show their head power in the interviews. After all, we want to earn money by coding and I don't want to be a scientist. Good bye TW, life goes on.Ganeshhttp://sai-surya-talk.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-45706059539194565222011-12-06T11:40:58.921-08:002011-12-06T11:40:58.921-08:00I think the recruitment process sucks too... well,...I think the recruitment process sucks too... well, the wish of the fella above this comment may turn into reality... but he should be carefulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-85343541893156583252011-10-11T13:01:23.585-07:002011-10-11T13:01:23.585-07:00Very well written. You should seriously consider w...Very well written. You should seriously consider writing as a career.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-43033837509760806412011-08-15T12:15:25.463-07:002011-08-15T12:15:25.463-07:00may i now the campus recruitment process of TW, an...may i now the campus recruitment process of TW, and repeated question?James Julius Tuduhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06236737208972263443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-6619002941808871822011-02-09T22:19:43.455-08:002011-02-09T22:19:43.455-08:00@Anonymous, sorry to hear about your experience. ...@Anonymous, sorry to hear about your experience. But one thing i like to to you and everybody, that i have better use of my time and intelligence then to blog about "sour grapes" with some company. In 6 years of my professional experience i have had enuf interviews and some very gud experiences at that. I am not naive to be crying foul over a rejection.<br /> A rejection is very sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296057533855204633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-4388471639481553952011-02-09T09:32:09.947-08:002011-02-09T09:32:09.947-08:00After reading several blogs about goods and bads o...After reading several blogs about goods and bads of TW recruitment, I decided to give a try at TW. I got the first call and as usual got the choice of two problems to solve. I chose Mars Rovers as it was more challenging. I submitted it within the given time(spending few nights for arriving at the solution). There was silence for about next 3-4 weeks. Since I was trying out elsewhere I already Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-12796030738929703162010-12-15T22:25:56.857-08:002010-12-15T22:25:56.857-08:00@shyju, i had the grapes in the mouth and i had to...@shyju, i had the grapes in the mouth and i had to spit them out :)sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296057533855204633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-34314948950738506042010-12-14T07:01:24.626-08:002010-12-14T07:01:24.626-08:00Its ok buddy.. the grapes are sour when u cant rea...Its ok buddy.. the grapes are sour when u cant reach them :-)shyjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00585113761163439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-1424882449628855092010-12-08T21:52:16.152-08:002010-12-08T21:52:16.152-08:00@Naveen, the point here is HR is just a thin facad...@Naveen, the point here is HR is just a thin facade on the company.If you feel the HR sucks, that's bcoz the company sucks in its treatment to people.sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296057533855204633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-15634418422427088102010-12-08T20:10:07.844-08:002010-12-08T20:10:07.844-08:00Good to know about your TWI interview! I agree tha...Good to know about your TWI interview! I agree that HR is the first insight for anyone joining the company. It gives out a bad impression about the workings within the organization.Naveen Reddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16243595490077127625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-86344496906413826952010-12-06T23:32:21.969-08:002010-12-06T23:32:21.969-08:00@Tess, HR is the face of any company and really te...@Tess, HR is the face of any company and really tells a lot about the culture of company as a whole. This is more true bcoz HR is not really autonomous in company so the way they present themselves has an implicit consent of company. I have seen some really good HR, a case in point is Subex , my past employer, HR there really stands out as an efficient department.sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17296057533855204633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828449079517962621.post-22446810197257298452010-12-06T22:12:04.490-08:002010-12-06T22:12:04.490-08:00Well written post, although its painful to see thi...Well written post, although its painful to see this state of affairs. <br /><br />However, at any given point in time, if you ask any software engineer about their HR, almost 99% will be able to tell their choice story about HRs completely inhuman way of dealing with things. <br /><br />We were all used to hearing about incompetence, or occasionally insolence, from departments like IT support, Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015758795957436747noreply@blogger.com