I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Stryker (Atlanta, GA) in Aug 2023
Interview
My first interview went well. It was a phone interview. The second was a zoom call and here are the details - 1. The interviewer was 10-12 minutes late 2. The interviewer stated that she wasn't camera-ready and would not turn her camera on for the interview. So I got dressed up just to have an impersonal phone interview. 3. The questions were short and vague. I had to really try too hard to sell myself. 4. I sent a thank you letter and did not get a reply. I followed up on my unanswered thank you email a few weeks later and immediately got a reply stating I wasn't chosen. I do not have a problem with the company, but this hands down was an unpleasant interview, and felt my time was wasted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"tell me about yourself" "tell me why would you be a good fit"
Interview in an informal setting - followed by an invitation to apply for a specific role and completing the gallop personality assessment tool.
The Gallop is a major criteria for stryker and you will be cut from the hiring process if you do not fit the mold they're looking for.
After talking to the recruiter and the hiring manager - both conversations went very smoothly, not challenging, hiring manager very friendly - I got ghosted. Waiting for 2 weeks and then receiving an automatic rejection email, the one being sent to anyone who sends CV and gets rejected. No feedback, nothing. Never again.
HR recruiter didn't bother to read my resume for the screening call - assumed I had experience with the same product/market and started off with a question unrelated to what was on my resume. Also they use the US HR headquarters to interview Canadian candidates so they won't bother to screen you properly based on your local experience. Waste of my time and reflects poorly on a large company that can't hire a senior HR recruiter to do their one and only job to review a resume.