The interviews themselves were ~3 rounds, with 1 round being a more meet-and-great with different team members asking questions, and the other round being an exercise. However, during my meet-and-great with two more senior leaders in the office, I was shocked to have one of them say that the culture requires folks to speak up and then asked if I would be okay with that because I’m Asian and that can be a cultural barrier. Not only did that feel highly inappropriate, I was born in the US. Within that same round, they proceeded to ask me “what advice would you give my daughter” without much context, which felt like an oddly personal question and one I was obviously being asked because I was a woman, and not something I felt particularly comfortable answering. Overall, I got the impression that this firm is outdated in their leadership, and could use a good deal of money to be put in sensitivity / D&I training. I would not recommend applying for the company if you’re a woman of color, I personally don’t think any job, let alone one at a small firm where everyone interacts with everyone else, is worth putting up with such painful ignorance.
