GlobalLogic

Good interview. Would recommend. Easy questions. Backend developer with 4 years of experience working in the IT industry. Worth the effort when it comes to interview sessions with this company

I rarely write negative reviews, but I think candidates should know what they might experience before investing their time, money, and effort in a company's hiring process. My interview process lasted almost two weeks and had three rounds: Technical, Managerial (MR), and Client. Before the interviews started, I had a discussion with HR about salary. I clearly told her that I was expecting a 55% hike. She said the company could offer only a 30% hike as per their standard market policy and that it was non-negotiable. However, she also said that the final offer would depend on my interview performance and that if my interviews went well, there could be room for improvement. After my Technical Round, I asked HR for feedback. She told me there were no improvements required from a technical point of view, which meant the round had gone well. The hiring process started raising concerns during the Managerial Round. I was informed that this round would be face-to-face at the office. I travelled from my hometown and spent both time and money to attend it. Only after reaching the office did HR tell me that the interview would actually happen over Google Meet. If the interview was always going to be virtual, this should have been communicated beforehand. It would have saved me unnecessary travel, expense, and inconvenience. There was another communication issue. HR never shared any details about the client or the project. During the Managerial interview, the interviewer asked why I didn't know about the client. As a candidate, I expected the HR team and the interview panel to be on the same page. Instead, I was being questioned about information that had never been shared with me. During the Managerial Round, the interviewer discussed salary with me and explained that, because of the project's budget, they could offer only a 15% hike. This was completely different from what HR had discussed with me earlier, so it became difficult to understand what the actual salary budget was. After the Managerial Round, HR informed me that I had been selected based on the first two rounds and that I was expected to join the company the very next day. However, later that same evening, she called again and informed me that there would actually be one more Client Round before any final decision. I have no problem with having a gap of a few days before the Client Round. That is completely normal. My concern was that I had already been told I was selected and was expected to join, but then the hiring process suddenly changed. Before the Client Round, HR told me that the client liked my profile. The Client Round took place a few days later, and during the interview, the client also mentioned that my profile was quite impressive. Even after receiving positive feedback throughout the interview process, there was still no flexibility in the salary discussion. However, after I shared an offer letter from another company, the offered hike suddenly increased to 45%. As a candidate, it became very difficult to understand what the actual salary budget really was because the numbers kept changing throughout the hiring process. After the Client Round, HR asked me to share my personal details and documents over email so that the offer letter could be generated. I shared everything that was requested. On the same day, I was dealing with a family matter. I had already informed HR in advance that I would not be immediately available, but I still kept receiving repeated calls asking for documents and other formalities because they wanted an immediate joiner. Shortly afterwards, I received another call stating that the offer could not be revised and that it would remain at a 15% hike, even after asking me to submit my documents for the offer letter. By this point, both the company and I had already invested almost two weeks in the hiring process. I was supposed to join the very next day, but just one day before my joining date, everything changed. Considering everything that had happened, I decided not to continue with the process and requested HR to cancel my offer. I thanked her for her time and coordination. The conversation could have ended professionally. Instead, HR ended it by saying: **"No worries, we already had the backup of yours."** That comment was completely unnecessary. Whether a candidate accepts or rejects an offer, they deserve to be treated with professionalism and respect. My biggest issue wasn't that we couldn't agree on salary. Salary negotiations are normal. My issue was the poor communication, changing interview process, changing salary discussions, and the overall lack of transparency throughout the hiring process. I hope the management reviews its hiring process and ensures that interview stages, salary discussions, and hiring decisions are communicated clearly from the beginning. Candidates invest their time, money, and effort into interviews. The least they deserve is transparency, professionalism, and respect throughout the process. **Advice to the management:** *Respect the value that candidates bring. If the salary budget for a role is fixed, communicate it clearly from the beginning instead of changing expectations during the hiring process. Candidates invest their time, money, and effort into interviews and deserve transparency and professionalism. Learning opportunities are important, but they should not be used as a reason to justify paying less than a candidate deserves.*

Applied for Senior Java developer role, Interviewer Prepare on the java, spring boot, Kafka and Mirco services relations questions, good experience overall, And question based on previous experience. Interviewer is very professional made me feel comfortable throughout the call

The technical rounds were good and full of coding questions, interviewers were also pretty good. The only thing I disliked is the final HR round where they told they have less budget than the discussed in the starting screening round, this is very disrespectful to the candidate and spoils company's image. Also, Hr asked about marriage, kids, spouse's job, which I think is very unprofessional and judgemental, and should not impact one's candidature.

The HR mentioned that there would be a total of 3–4 interview rounds. The first round covered Android and KMM basics, and the second round focused on advanced Android, Kotlin, KMM and problem solving. I completed both rounds. However, after the second round, I haven't received any feedback from the HR. I've been trying to reach them for the past week, but they haven't responded to my calls or provided any update.