General Mills Software Engineer Interview Experience: intrusive recruiter questions

My first contact was a recruiter call that shifted in an unexpected direction. The recruiter asked intrusive personal questions, including what my spouse and parents do and how many children I have. The conversation then moved to my salary history. What felt especially off was that it became an argument about that history without clear information about the engineering role or the salary range th…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jun 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.