Absurdly lengthy process for what was being offered. There are 4 interviews. All of which are an hour long with question after question after question. No conversation. Just a battery of questions and furious note taking by the interviewers. They give you roughly 2 minutes at the end of the interview to ask questions. Come on.
I was not given a clear indication as to what the product was at any point in the process. I was told in my second interview that it had to do with data.
I did not meet the hiring manager until the 4th and final interview ( a full month into interviewing). That's crazy. It shouldn't be a month into this process not knowing what the product is and not having met the hiring manager.
The decline was first "we went with someone with skills more closely related to the role." This is odd because the skills interview was the second interview. That should have been the point at which skills determined progression in the process.
When pressed, the feedback was "it came down to splitting hairs among candidates". Again, not useful or remotely thoughtful feedback and shows a total disrespect for the time candidates invested in this backwards process.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at CivicActions in Aug 2023
Interview
I got through the phone screen easily. Then came an interview with a hiring manager. I had my online design portfolio ready to showcase but she told me that it wasn't needed as it was going to be more of a personality test to see if I can work and be a good fit with the team. Almost two weeks later I got an email saying that my skills weren't a good fit when I really never talked about or showed my skills. Odd.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a situation that was difficult and how you were able to solve it. Have you ever got into a disagreement with leadership? How did you handle it?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at CivicActions in July 2023
Interview
Just another lengthy interview process. Why is it these companies don't seem to respect someones time? 4 interviews, a multitude of people, a presentation and then they wind up selecting someone else after a final round interview. Companies really need to learn how to properly manage an interview process and make a decision instead of wasting everyones time, putting in multiple hours, extra work and the stress just to not care. Pathetic.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Put together a 20 minute presentation on a previous product you worked on.