RejectedTechnical Screen

Nailed the Memorized Coding Question, Lost the System Design Round

OpenAITechnical Screen · Aug 2026

I applied to OpenAI myself back in June. As the interview got closer, I saw on the forum that the interview reports all seemed to be about the same handful of questions, so I decided to prepare those thoroughly and really understand them before going in. I ended up rescheduling three times, and the recruiter got angry — said I'd rescheduled three times already, which meant the timing wasn't right…

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