Once you apply, a recruiter reaches out for a very short chat to tell you that the first step in the process is a 48hr case. If they don’t like your submission, you get a canned rejection email. If you ask for feedback, none is provided. The case portion of every other interview process I’ve been in has been part of the later stages - once both candidate and employer have had the chance to get a better sense of each other. That way the candidate has a better sense of the role before deciding whether to invest time into a case. Recommendation: move the case portion back to later rounds. Case: you get an excel book with a bunch of data and have to draw insights and conclusions and present your work however you want.

Had a phone screener with a recruiter who very clearly did not want to be there and just asked typical generic questions about my background, communication styles, etc. Was given a take home case study and short SQL exercise and given 48 hours to return it (which I spent most of my weekend on) only to receive an auto reject email two days later. I did not get to speak to the hiring manager or anyone on the team I applied for.