I applied online. I interviewed at Attivo Partners in Apr 2026
Interview
Had a phone call with a recruiter from Attivo on April 3rd. The phone call went great, and I answered all of his questions. Then a week went by with complete silence, so I sent a follow-up email and never received a response. At that point, I assumed the process was over.
Then, on April 29th — almost a month later — I received another email. There was no acknowledgment of my follow-up email; instead, the recruiter simply congratulated me on moving to the next round and asked about my availability for an interview with an Accounting Manager.
I scheduled the interview, and again, it went very well. I answered all of the accounting questions correctly and felt confident in the conversation. About a week later, the recruiter reached out again saying I had advanced to the next stage: a 60-minute Excel financial exercise. Someone from the team called the next day to walk me through it.
I completed the workbook and returned it the next business day. The exercise involved a lot of manual Excel formulas, but nothing outside of my experience. I was 100% confident in my work when I submitted it.
A few more days went by with radio silence until I finally received a generic rejection email from the recruiter stating they would not be moving forward with my candidacy. No feedback was provided, even after I followed up asking for clarification or insight into the exercise.
It’s truly baffling to invest that much time into multiple interviews and a financial exercise, only to receive a generic rejection email with zero feedback. The communication throughout the process was disappointing and unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic accounting questions and my experience with systems
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Attivo Partners (Manila, Manila) in Oct 2025
Interview
Very kind HR, good follow ups. Thank you! there were atleast 3 interviews. first with the HR, then accounting manager, lastly with partner. I'd say having the interview with their manager is quite fun. She'd explain the possibilities of growth and challenges that comes with it. Its scary meeting the partner. She's cool though. Was walking on walk pad while having the interview. Got me encouraged to buy one too. Good idea!
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Attivo Partners (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
(1) Interview with internal recruiter, (2) Interview with senior accounting manager with technical accounting questions, (3) take home exam with no time limit, (4) final interview with more technical skill questions