Thread regarding CNN layoffs

What is with the hiring process here?

I applied for engineering job at CNN+ back in late September, made it through 4 hiring rounds to the final panel interview.

I spent roughly a month interviewing, and spoke with 15 people total! After a 5 hour interview that went very well, I was notified that I didn’t get that job a week and half later.

I went and checked the job again and it looks like they changed the role to ATL only, so I was out of the running after being dragged through the process for weeks on end.

While the people seemed cool, this hiring practice was a little excessive. Can anyone tell me what the culture is like at CNN+?

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3Pbyd+1em34zQb

Sounds like you dodged a bullet OP. 🌠

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @21wzh+1em34zQb

CNN is an incredibly toxic environment of sycophants nowadays. And CNN + is on borrowed time. I am sorry they wasted your time, but you are better off.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @1Kejv+1em34zQb

Sounds like ATT nonsense. CNN and Turner used to hire very fast and productively, without all that excess energy. Sorry about your experience.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @1Kfpt+1em34zQb

Are you applying for an under the desk internship with Don Lemon?

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @4bxl+1em34zQb

Any job interview that requires more than 3 people to make a decision on a candidate screams red flag to me. If CNN took a month to make a decision on a software engineer, they must take a year to find a director. You dodged a bullet.

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Post ID: @fou+1em34zQb

I had similar experience with Intel. Pre dr-g testing, before interviewing. Flew me to Portland air. Car, hotel. Spent 7 hours with 15 interviews including time for cafeteria lunch. I even cut my pony tail off to appear more “business like”. The last interviewer, and the most senior engineer had hair down to his ….
Anyway I did not go to work at Intel.
Greater things awaited me.

by Anonymous
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A five hour interview?! And then had to interview with 15 people?! That sounds insane. What did you talk about for 5 hours? On top of that they just ghost you?! I don't know anything about this company, BTW - just could not get over an interview process like that. Gosh, how come no one wants to look for work? It's a mystery.

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