Applied for a position in the Mountain View, CA HQ about 7 weeks ago.
(First week in the process)
- Received the initial phone screening with the recruiter (from Texas).
(2 weeks into the process)
- I received a technical interview call about a from a member of the company that I would possibly work with if hired.
- I received a call back from recruiter telling me that the team member loved my responses and they would be more than happy to bring me in for an onsite interview.
(3 weeks into the process)
- The interview on my part went absolutely fine. There were six individuals that I had to interview with and each asked me a batch of questions and told me that my answers were what they were looking for. So in the end, I thought it went fine.
- They told me that I would have a decision by Friday, latest the following Wednesday.
(4 weeks into process)
- I had to call because the recruiter ignored my emails. She said that I had to send in some documents, which I did. She then told me that they would not take that much longer to respond back for my final decision.
- I emailed her by end of week to no response.
- I then saw that they had posted up the position, in an attempt to find different candidates (which in my opinion, makes complete sense because they want the best fit for their company)
(5 weeks into process)
- I contact the recruiter on Tuesday and she told me,
"They are unsure about your technical background so they are working up a contract to hire role, it will be not that much longer. However, it is looking really good, be patient"
- She did not mention that they were screening for more candidates but gave the false hope that I would definitely be selected
Today, it has been 7 weeks into the process. I have basically given up on Synopsys and will decline their offer or literally trash their email response due to their unprofessionalism in this entire process.
1. If you are screening for new candidates, please do not ensure current candidates that they have a great chance of getting the position. That is instilling false hope when they could be keeping their options open for other positions.
2. Respond to potential candidate's emails, response times ranged from a day to a week to receive a response. Phone call messages that I left were never returned.
3. We are all adults here. Each and every party should be honest. At this point, I am unsure if the Hiring Manager actually even mentioned a contract to hire role or if the Recruiter mentioned that to let me down easy.
- Why does it take almost 3 weeks for a Hiring Manager to construct a contract to hire role, this company has been around for 15 years, it should be relatively quick to just throw together something.
Honestly, the worst experience I have ever had for a hiring process. Period.