I had 5 interviews. The first was with the recruiter. Very basic, tell me about your background, how much are you willing to travel, and salary requirements. I then met with the hiring manager. That interview went well. It lasted an hour and consisted of basic “interview” questions you’ll find on any google search engine. It was then requested that I provide writing samples to the recruiter. I spent about 30 minutes drafting samples per her request and emailing them to her. The next interview was with a peer. This one was awful. He opened the conversation with, “This is how we’re going to do this. I ask the questions, you give me answers. Then, if there’s time at the end, I’ll take a few questions from you.” The interview was uncomfortable and painful to get through. The questions were very scripted, difficult, and left zero room for any conversation or elaboration. After this, I was told to go online and spend 90 minutes taking a personality assessment for HR. It was a multiple choice questionnaire that consisted of questions like, “I am most motivated by: a- career growth b- money c- personal challenges d- I am not motivated. A week later, I had a meeting with another manager, then a director. Both of these interviews were, again, a scripted listed of questions you would find on a google search. Followed by a wrench thrown into the finale with questions such as, “what was the last book you read?” and “when was the last time you were embarrassed” and “Tell me about the best vacation you’ve ever taken.” Overall, the interview process left A LOT to be desired. It doesn’t seem like anyone really knows how to interview candidates. I spent a lot of my time on this and then I was ghosted. No one responded to my follow up emails. The recruiter never responded to anything I sent, asking for updates, expressing my continued interest in roles. Ceridian software is great and it seems like a good company where you can contribute your knowledge as well as learn a lot, but the interviews plus the ghosting gives it a ring of being a very unprofessional place. My advice? Don’t waste candidate’s valuable time requesting writing samples and personality assessments on top of 5 interviews if you aren’t even planning to let them know that you have gone with someone else for whatever reason.