The gauntlet is what persuaded Eric Metens, pictured above, to leave France to join EA. Metens, 31, came to EA via the EA-Recruiter. First, he answered questions online. Shortly thereafter, he had five technical phone interviews with engineers. Only then did EA fly him to Redwood City to start the gauntlet. These would be the first formal interviews that Metens had ever had. "In France, the gaming business is very small. Everybody knows everyone, and there's no need for interviews," Metens explains. "I spoke with four engineers per day for three days. Two days after I got back to France, I had an offer."
Metens also had an offer from another gaming company in Redwood City. But that offer was based solely on his résumé and on a 10-minute phone interview. "They needed a lot of people, but they didn't really care about who they hired," says Metens. "And I had no idea which team I would work with." Because of the gauntlet process, Metens had met every member of the EA team he would be working with. "In the end, that's what mattered."
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