The interviewer was on time. The first five minutes were personal and getting to know you. The culture of the company is very important. You need to express and be excited about working for the company. Talk about how you can help the team and company. It was relaxing and straightforward with Q/A. The hiring manager was engaging and someone that I could work for.

Apply in March. Hear back in April. Recruiter asks for answers to questions as what I assume is a pre-screen. Fill those out and send them in. Meet in early May with the recruiter where recruiter states that the time will be spent going over the role, and will cover any questions I had about the role. I get on the phone and literally listen to the recruiter read a script about Splunk and the TSAM role for 30 minutes. Not a pause in the middle to ask if I had any questions. Nada. By the time the recruiter came up for air, I had to go because I did already have a job and took my lunch to waste it on this awful step in an interview process that I thought ended there. Fast forward 6 months later when I laughed at the fact that I received a rejection letter, when all they had from me was my resume and a handful of answers that I sent over. The recruiter could really not have discerned anything from our meeting because she was the only one talking. But all is good, I consider it a bullet dodged. Especially reading the latest news on the executive comings and goings.