I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (Pleasanton, CA) in Sept 2017
Interview
Its a very lengthy process.
Recruiters are not that responsive. You have to keep sending them emails to either schedule interviews or ask about feedback.
Some recruiters will respond quickly after we send them email but don’t respond at all. Its frustrating since we take PTO, we prepare very hard for the interview and they don’t have courtesy to respond. So we just have to assume that things didn’t go well.
I feel they should learn to respect the candidate’s time and efforts.
About interviewers, I wonder they know what they are looking for. They will keep asking you if you had any conflicts with any of your peers. Everyone will ask the same question. My technical interviews were good but I think I failed because of the behavioral interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Did you have any conflicts with your peers?
Also all sorts of behavioral questions.
The 1st round was with the Hiring Manager. Unlike many companies, Workday handled this differently — it was more of a casual discussion focused on behavior, past experience, and overall fit rather than a strict technical screening.
The 2nd round focused on the AI projects I worked on. The discussion included topics like handling context overload, modal judgment, and practical challenges faced while building AI-driven solutions.
The 3rd round was a coding and technical design round where problem-solving, system thinking, and implementation approaches were evaluated.
The final round was a job-critical discussion focused mainly on RAG pipelines, LangChain, and related AI architecture concepts.
Workday response
3w
We aim to make the interview process both positive and informative, ensuring both you and our interviewers have the necessary insights to make a confident employment decision. Regardless of the result, we're pleased you had a positive experience and had the chance to meet some of our wonderful Workmates.
I applied online. I interviewed at Workday (Chennai) in May 2026
Interview
I applied for the position through the company website and I was contacted by the recruiter. The recruiter was very professional and explained to me in detail on the interview steps, after which I was sent an email asking me to select the time slot for the first step which is the hiring manager round.
Had a good conversation with the hiring manager. The discussions were on the projects which I have worked on.
After the first round there has been no contact by the recruitment team till today. When I tried reaching out, I was ignored.
I think these days companies are sunsetting the rejection email feature to save the cost or may be it is handled by AI , which might be thinking that such human courtesy is not required.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Manager Round. Followed my HM round, two technical round ( coding + system design). Then final decision. Team said cleared the interview loop but not a good fit to hire for senior software engineer position.
Workday response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. While it may not have been the news you wanted to move forward on this occasion, we do wish you the best for the future and appreciate your constructive feedback.
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