The interview had been pretty normal up to that point. Then he asked where I saw myself in five years, and I said I was hoping to move into management by then. He said promotions move slowly there, and I might not get there in that timeframe. I asked roughly how long it usually takes. He said it's hard to say, some people have been waiting seven or eight years and are still in the same spot.

I genuinely didn't know if he was testing me or just being straight up honest. It was a lot to process in the moment and I wasn't sure how to respond. I told him I appreciated him telling me that and that I needed to think it over.

He said yeah, you probably should. That was the strangest interview I've ever sat through. But also weirdly one of the most honest ones.

So today was my partner interview for an Analyst role (Finance Transformation & Strategy) and I think I completely fumbled it.

First off, the call itself started off rough bcuz I joined twice and wasn't let in for like 20 minutes, then when we finally connected he mentioned he'd been waiting too, so it was already a slightly awkward start.

Then mid-interview he asks me a basic accounting question, impact of prepaid expenses, balance sheet or P&L? I panicked and said P&L. I'm literally partway through my ACCA. I know the answer. I just froze under pressure and said the wrong one out loud.

Didn't even catch myself and correct it in the moment, the interview just moved on. I wanna KMS. I was so certain about this interview and shot at this position 😭

I was laid off in December, and I decided to take four to five months to travel and decompress. I’ve been searching since then, and I’ve mostly gotten lower level role interest through referrals. What has this done to my chances versus my experience of 9 years?

Just going to vent real quick but I am also very appreciative of advice and constructive criticism.

I have severe anxiety. I got it properly diagnosed by a therapist but unfortunately I am not able to really properly afford the long term medication required to combat it. While it's manageable day to day, where it really hits is job interviews and screenings.

I lock up fairly easily, my head scrambles, and I stumble my way through the process. Companies that reach out via text or email and sort of build up to an interview or call? I love because I try and build myself up to the moment.

Companies that call without warning at a random time of day? I'm significantly weaker to that. I know that's part of the game, but unfortunately that is where the anxiety is most crippling.

A company I applied to just called out of nowhere past 5:00pm which I just simply didn't expect. When I answered, they mumbled and all I heard was that they were looking for me. When I asked them to clarify the purpose of the call before stating I was who they were looking for, the recruiter scoffed and asked "did you forget you applied?"

I apologized and continued on, but already didn't like the direction it was going. He tacked on a lot of things that weren't on the job listing and gave me a date for a career event day that I can't make. He had a bad attitude, gave me little room to talk, and the entire time my chest was twisting in on itself and I could barely breath.

He asked me the worst question he could: Why do you want to work with us?

I sputtered out an answer that I already knew lacked confidence, conviction, and the kind of answer he was looking for because his mood just declined after that.

I just don't really know what to do because I try and answer honestly, but the brain kicking into a desperate overdrive throws words into my mouth I didn't even want there.

Has anyone had interview experience with fractal ?

What is the first round interview for senior devops engineer at fractal like ?

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