- Initial Screening by Guidewire Recruiter - 30 mins - 2 Phone Interviews about a week apart from each other with potential peers to discuss experience and ask a few situational questions - On-site Interviews about two weeks later. I had 5 scheduled so it was a bit of a marathon. I also interviewed at the same time as another candidate for the same role. He was in the room next to mine so it was slightly off-putting, maybe done on purpose, maybe not. Interviews were with peers, potential report, strategic partners and the hiring manager. Basically it was concentrating on cultural fit so it really felt more like a series of conversations with various stakeholders rather than an intense interview panel. I got a call back a few days afterwards to tell me that I didn't get the position. I also got some pretty good feedback instead of the normal "Thank you, but we're going in another direction" type of feedback, so I definitely appreciate that aspect.

(1) 30 minute phone screen with a Recruiter (2) 60 minute phone interviews with peers I would have given this a positive overall experience but the last interview and their reason for passing on me was so frustrating. Onsite interview day with 5 people Received a call from the recruiter to setup a time to speak. Call went very well and we spent 30 minutes discussing my background, recruiter made the determination that I would be a good fit for the role and the same day another recruiter contacted me regarding availability for phone interviews with a peer. First call with the other manager went very well. We discussed our common background and they explained why they were such a big fan of Guidewire. It was all very encouraging. Immediately after the call I received another message from recruiter to schedule the second round. The second peer immediately had an issue with me. They let it be known that they didn't care for my resume and I immediately tried to turn it into a Well, let's discuss that and understand what exactly you don't like. It was a very passive aggressive interview and they would ask me a question and I felt that they had the need to one up me after every answer. For example they asked what brought me to Guidewire: I had actually spent a lot of time researching Guidewire and I spoke about all the things I liked about Guidewire plus the fact that all their employees genuinely seemed to like working for the company. This answer wasn't good enough and I was told that Guidewire was the #1 company that they had wanted to work for. At first I approached this like they were trying to see how well I dealt with adversity before realizing Nope, they just don't like me. It just seemed very odd as it normally takes months before someone dislikes me that much. Immediately after the interview I received a call from the recruiter letting me know I wouldn't be proceeding. He was eager to give feedback but the only reason for passing on me that he was given was "didn't seem excited for the role." Overall a frustrating experience.