I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at IllinoisVENTURES (Champaign, IL) in Feb 2023
Interview
Easy process with a focus on behavioral questions. Study the fund, and its portfolio and prepare fit-based answers. Also, look into the portfolio companies and see which ones you like and why.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in this role? Tell us about your background. Tell us which company you find fascinating from our portfolio.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at IllinoisVENTURES in Nov 2019
Interview
The interview process is beyond long and drawn out. HR dept is a mess and doesn't keep track of the process.
One minute HR phone interview. Then a group interview with the team where they took turns asking canned, preselected questions with no response after each one.
They wanted to bring me in for an in person interview, but couldn't read the top of my resume to determine where I was currently located. After finally realizing I wasn't in their town they expected me to pay my own travel and hotel to interview in person. They changed to a video interview at the last minute, which their video system didn't work, and proceeded to ask the exact same interview questions as the previous interview.
Followed up with the team and HR without ever getting a response. In hindsight, I probably dodged a bullet by not receiving an offer with this group.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk through a project/technology development you've brought from concept to startup