Thursday, November 02, 2006
Chi-Town Experience
Chicago is such a cool city, as most cities are. I got there Tuesday evening and checked into Hotel 71. I also got to use valet for the first time in my life...I'm a fan. Anyway, I just walked around the city, which is beautiful at night (I'll put some pics up later).
More of the same on Wednesday as I walked around some malls and the Apple Store. I finally got around to the company I was interviewing with at 1:30ish in the afternoon to find that the building is locked down. So, I just snuck in behind some other people. I had to do the same again once I was inside the building. It wasn't a big deal, but sort of annoying since I hadn't been forwarned or given a phone number to call (only an email address).
The actual interview process was 3 seperate "one-hour" interviews with engineers. It turned out to be 4.5 hours of testing in the end. This was sort of annoying since I was already tested at the career fair and the initial interview. They also asked about what other companies I was interviewing with and where I was at in their processes. I vaguely answered, but is that really any of their business?
All things considered I went it doubtful that this company was a good fit for me, and I came out completely sure it wasn't a fit for me.
More of the same on Wednesday as I walked around some malls and the Apple Store. I finally got around to the company I was interviewing with at 1:30ish in the afternoon to find that the building is locked down. So, I just snuck in behind some other people. I had to do the same again once I was inside the building. It wasn't a big deal, but sort of annoying since I hadn't been forwarned or given a phone number to call (only an email address).
The actual interview process was 3 seperate "one-hour" interviews with engineers. It turned out to be 4.5 hours of testing in the end. This was sort of annoying since I was already tested at the career fair and the initial interview. They also asked about what other companies I was interviewing with and where I was at in their processes. I vaguely answered, but is that really any of their business?
All things considered I went it doubtful that this company was a good fit for me, and I came out completely sure it wasn't a fit for me.
