My interview with Asana was unprofessional, impolite and lacked communication. First, the recruiter cancelled on me. The initial phone screen the recruiter cancelled with no prior notice, no-call and no show. A different recruiter later emailed me, apologized, and informed me that the original recruiter was busy and we would have to reschedule. For a task management software company, this is quite appalling. I am empathetic to critical life events but the recruiter stated that they were busy and that’s why they missed my initial phone screen. During the interview, the recruiter seemed involved in other tasks. I was asked standard questions and the recruiter was ready to move to the next round. I interviewed well and the recruiter seemed to be impressed with my background and experience. Unfortunately, I did not progress despite my history and qualifications. I have interviewed numerous candidates and worked in recruiting before so I am well versed in recruiting operations. In retrospective, the whole process seemed like a courtesy interview. I know this is a great company but I have never been treated so poorly in my professional career. I truly enjoy working with your products and will continue to work with your products. My hope is that a hiring director sees this, fully addresses the situation (of this case and similar complaints), and takes actionable steps to improve the interviewing and on-boarding process for potential candidates. People are your greatest asset so be kind to them and mindful of their time.

Scheduling happened quickly, which was good for keeping the process short (a couple of weeks). Coming in person was an interesting experience. Some of the interviewers were stiff, asking question after question without any friendly conversation or input. Other interviewers were friendly, but didn't provide specific detail or insight into what the role would actually entail, as it was a newer role. Everyone seems to be doing their own thing in terms of work processes. Didn't get the strong sense of community or passion that I read about in Glassdoor reviews. Didn't end up receiving an offer, which I expected, because I originally applied for a midlevel role that got filled while I was interviewing, and was told to apply for a higher level role I wasn't really qualified for. Ended up being told that I wasn't close enough to the role's hiring needs, unsurprisingly. As I invested in learning in the product and taking an entire day off work for this interview, I would encourage the hiring team to be more aware of the team's hiring needs against candidate qualifications before interviewing candidates and having them invest that extra time and energy.