They made me wait for nearly 2 weeks after 3 rounds of interviews for an APAC position so they can compare me with other candidates who just applied without adequate feedback for the assignment and other interview feedback. I applied in January and was kept waiting for nearly two months. I spent more than 40 hours on a take-home assignment-an enormous waste of time. This employer was extremely disrespectful; if they thought I wasn’t experienced enough, they should have simply said no, rather than making me complete an unpaid take-home assignment that took over 40 hours, and then making me wait even longer without providing proper feedback.
This was one of the worst interview processes I have ever experienced. They treated candidates poorly, using me as a benchmark to compare with late applicants. I was forced to wait longer so they could use me as a point of comparison.
Overall, this company's interview process is quite lengthy due to an excessive amount of take-home assignments, which experts consider unfair when these tasks require a significant time investment. Splunk's take home assignment took for more than 40 hours to fully complete and learn all the tutorial materials to get started with.