RejectedOnsite
Five Rounds, Three References, Then Rejected
The New York TimesData Analyst · Onsite · Jan 2026
It's been four years since this interview, but on top of wishing everyone a happy new year, I wanted to share roughly what the interview process at this company was like. I went through five rounds of interviews with this company in total — the process was pretty drawn out. At the end they also wanted three references (a peer, my direct manager, and a manager I had collaborated with). After going…
Shared by a candidate · reported Jan 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.