[x0x0]

fyi I interviewed for this team and 2 notes:

1 - I've been doing ad optimization / user classification / propensity scoring / product recommendations, warned them that I took a couple stochastic processes classes but haven't used them for a decade, and that I was entirely unsuited for OR type problems. They said that was ok and they where hiring for things I was suited for. Great. My in-person interview was primarily an OR problem best solved with stochastic processes.

2 - they were very responsive at first but after the interview, went radio silent for a week. After promising a response in a day. This was particularly annoying since I told them I had a written offer that I was pushing off for them. My guess is they were waiting to see if another candidate would accept. Which is fine, but the recruiter should have been honest with me. They ignored me for 5 business days after the interview -- 4 after their promised response -- before finally telling me no thanks. I'm not grumpy about being told no -- that's definitely happened before -- but their crappy behavior. Fortunately I'd already accepted the other offer after reading between the lines, but still, the experience left me grumpy.

I debated posting this for a while, but bluntly, I kind of felt like they wasted my time and was really not happy their internal recruiter blew me off after repeated promises otherwise. I'm sure they'll be along to say your experience will be different (and it may well be!) but here's a data point for your consideration. I'm just sharing my experience.

[randycupertino]

> they were very responsive at first but after the interview, went radio silent for a week. After promising a response in a day. This was particularly annoying since I told them I had a written offer that I was pushing off for them.

ugh, I hate that. I was jerked around by an a-list firm like that this fall and it was totally frustrating, especially because I turned down another offer while I was waiting to hear back. Really screwed me over and left me very bitter/annoyed. There's no respect and everyone's looking out for #1.

[jeremystan]

We work hard to get back to candidates quickly - in some cases the same day as they interview, but at least the day after if not. We know the market is very competitive and want candidates to make the best decisions they can - so it's in our best interest to act quickly! We are always working to improve how we screen, interview and respond to candidates in hiring, so will take this feedback to heart. Thank you for providing it.

Regarding the focus on OR, that was definitely the case for our first few years, and while it's still important, we have definitely expanded our focus beyond it.

[gk1]

Not sure if you realize but all your responses here seem terribly canned. That's probably also why your first comment in this thread is being downvoted.

[jeremystan]

re-reading what I wrote I can see how it comes off as canned - thanks for the feedback