A recruiter had reached out over LinkedIn to schedule a call. The initial call consisted of a screening process with behavioral/culture questions and an assessment was assigned afterwards. The assessment consisted of logs, intrusions, and other examples of potential situations that may occur in a SOC environment. I was then contacted to review the results and approved to move to the next phase: a comprehensive technical interview. This phase was undoubtedly the most difficult in terms of depth. Two senior employees navigate you through situational questions to see how deep your knowledge goes. They were extremely wise and help steer you in the right direction if you're not sure. This is a critical thinking phase. Talk through your thought process and you'll receive help with any gaps along the way. Another round of review and feedback is conducted with the recruiter shortly after. If you did well in this phase, the recruiter assigns a behavioral/cognitive assessment to complete and a writing sample. If approved, the next phase is a behavioral/technical interview with a pair of leaders. The style of these questions are from the first initial screening with the recruiter and the technical interview. Both interviewers were well versed in their field and helpful. The team will then review feedback and results with your recruiter to establish a decision. In my case, I was extended an offer and accepted. It's said in many reviews here, but the process in which RQ conducts their interviews truly shows their desire to hire the best talent in the industry. My thanks and kudos go to my recruiter for all the advice and the interviewers for their feedback. This was a rigorous process, but there wouldn't be any value if it was too easy. I throughly enjoyed this process and the challenges it set forth.

Expect questions like "how do you handle failure?" and "tell us about a time you had a difficult situation and how you handled it." Also from real interviews: "Tell me about yourself", "Why do you want to work here?"