I applied online. I interviewed at Genesee Community College (Batavia, NY) in Oct 2025
Interview
I interviewed for an Application Developer position at Genesee Community College. The interview process mainly focused on general and scenario-based questions rather than actual coding questions.
During the interview, I was told candidates would receive an update within about a week. After one week, I sent a follow-up email and was told that I was still under consideration and would receive an update within a month. At the end of the month, I sent another follow-up email and received a similar response. This continued for approximately three months.
Eventually, I received an email stating that the position would not be filled at the current time. However, a new person appeared on the college website in the Application Developer role. The overall process felt misleading and unprofessional and a waste of time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What tools and technologies would you use to build a portal?
Everyone was nice. I was put off, however, that they called every single one of my references before the final round of interviews (typically in HR this occurs at an offer stage only), and they did so without advising me they would be doing so. Criteria they were screening for was not discussed in the first round of interviews, or before checking references. I felt misled in the process. They also were very slow to schedule and only advised me I had not been selected when I emailed them to inquire 6 weeks post-interview. As a finalist, I would have expected a little more intention in the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I think the questions were standard for the industry. I did take issue with several being asked around a skill set I acknowledged early on I did not have much experience in.
Interview process was great. There had been some time between initial contact and interview due to scheduling but they reached back out to make sure I was still interested and then proceeded to quickly schedule. Very friendly and professional committee
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked specific scenarios related to the job to see how I would react and respond