I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Poona) in May 2018
Interview
Workshop was setup to assess 30 people at once. A number of group discussions happened on a number of Agile topics. Process seemed very good but the final selections were horrible and it seemed that company had already identified the candidates to be selected but wasted so many people's 2 days just to show fair process. Both the candidates that were selected were jobless at the time of this process and didn't contribute anything significant during those 2 days. In fact some of there points were conceptually and factually wrong but still the company decided to go ahead with them.
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Agile process related topics. Retrospective Meetings. Team management. Client interaction. Handling difficult situations.
Decent experience, case helps to demonstrate the experience. Takes holistic perspective, they do care about you as a person rather than just skills and experience. Overall a rich conversation with some great interview panel
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How would you measure value for technical products
Thank you for taking the time to share your interview experience. We’re glad to hear the process gave you the opportunity to showcase your experience and that the conversations felt thoughtful and engaging.
Interview had around 4 rounds, although the scheduling system and documents do not tally. 1) recruiter screening 2) technical screening 3) office interview (but its online)/case study 4) leadership and culture interview
Overall HR was helpful and prompt, however i come to realise its only if they are interested in you. Responses provided with 1-2 business days. However I was ghosted since my laat interview and never heard back, not very well done and typical asian style.
Sessions went well, however for case study interview, interviewer spent a long time sharing his journey and asking alot of background questions. During the case study presentation, he cut me off while i was presenting asking to cover 1-2 slides and I had to rush through midway, wasn't tracking the time but im sure i wasnt given the full 30mins to share. This was also the feedback given to me that i didnt present the content in detail later on. Throughout the session, it seemed like he was finding a specific type of PM that was like him and nothing else. I did not think that my presentation was poorly done, the deck I had spent significant effort in putting together.
Ask for feedback towards the end of the interview, and he said it was thorough and had great visual elements (journey, future experience) but he also said later portions were rushed (which was by his own design as he asked me to rush through due to time). Did not hear from anyone, even after i reached out to HR. Ghosted.
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Aside from scrum, what other agile practices are you familiar with.
I applied online. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Bucarest, )
Interview
Initial screening interview, followed by a case study around a client scenario for which I had to prepare for a couple of days. I recommend you proactively ask what they are looking to test with the case study. Lastly, leadership interview.
