First an HR alignment interview, then a cultural interview then a team member/leader interview. Interviews were personal and professional. The team was very curious and interested in what your background and experience is.

I had an interview with this company’s CEO a few years back that still haunts me. I was asked a few technical questions about the position I was applying for, but then the CEO began asking what I still believe are very inappropriate, probing questions. I distinctly remember being asked “If you had to steal a loaf of bread to survive, would you?” Then I was asked a question that I see other interviewees here on Glassdoor have had to answer: “What is the most negative experience of your life and how did you deal with it?” I answered this question truthfully, which was upsetting in the moment and would be for anyone who had to answer with deeply personal life challenges that, in my case, not many close friends even know. In response, the CEO told me his opinion of my character based on that experience, which was a negative opinion. At this point in the interview, I began to cry against my own will and told him I was no longer comfortable carrying on with the interview. (This goes without saying, but no interview should ever get to this point. It’s unethical and cannot be justified by a quest for authenticity.) Later the CEO emailed me and gave a lukewarm apology, but I wish every day that I had complained formally about it and worked to keep others from having the same experience. As a young professional, this interview was traumatic, and I felt forced to answer questions I wasn’t comfortable with because I was the interviewee. Maybe the CEO learned that this is a terrible way to treat people who are already in a vulnerable position. Maybe he hasn’t. I’ve heard similar stories from several peers and friends. If you interview here, just be aware that you may be subjected to the same sort of unprofessional experience.