Screening questionnaire, then two 1 on 1 30-minute interviews with two of their TSAMs. It was strange to say the least. The first TSAM was one of their more senior members, and he literally spoke for 23 minutes, and left me 7 minutes for questions. I had to interject, diplomatically and with tact, during his monologue to highlight why I was a good fit for the role. 0 eye contact during the Zoom meeting. Again, just weird. Thankfully, the second TSAM's idea of conducting a job interview entailed asking questions about my background. However, she kept saying how she was not technical at all and her undergrad in hospitality or something, and how she's always the dumbest person in the room when it comes to technical stuff. I believed her: While answering a question about what I knew about Splunk, I mentioned it is generally used for syslog and machine data. She said "I am not sure about syslog, but I'll have to check." So, after two years with the company and at the TSAM role, she still hasn't a clue about something as rudimentary as what the product does! Unreal! A week later, I received the "we're moving with someone else" email. Thankfully, it'd totally moved on at that point, given my less than stellar interview experience. That said, I was flabbergasted that a reputable company such as Splunk would delegate the responsibility of such an important function, interviewing potential future employees, to people who might not best suited to do so. finally, it if you are interested in the TSAM role, it is not technical at all, and apparently even a caveman can do it. aside from the written questionnaire and two 30 minute video calls, I believe there is one more round that entails a conversation with someone in management. So, easy peasy!

Apply in March. Hear back in April. Recruiter asks for answers to questions as what I assume is a pre-screen. Fill those out and send them in. Meet in early May with the recruiter where recruiter states that the time will be spent going over the role, and will cover any questions I had about the role. I get on the phone and literally listen to the recruiter read a script about Splunk and the TSAM role for 30 minutes. Not a pause in the middle to ask if I had any questions. Nada. By the time the recruiter came up for air, I had to go because I did already have a job and took my lunch to waste it on this awful step in an interview process that I thought ended there. Fast forward 6 months later when I laughed at the fact that I received a rejection letter, when all they had from me was my resume and a handful of answers that I sent over. The recruiter could really not have discerned anything from our meeting because she was the only one talking. But all is good, I consider it a bullet dodged. Especially reading the latest news on the executive comings and goings.