I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Klaviyo (Boston, MA) in July 2018
Interview
I applied online and had a phone screening. As soon as I joined the call I could tell that the role is not what the industry would consider CSM role; Klaviyo uses their CSMs as a tier 2 support. Because of this, they only offer $55k for this role. I would not have scheduled this meeting had I known that this was a support role for considerably less than the range I was looking for annually. The person who interviewed me was kind, but far less experienced than I am and couldn't quite answer all of my questions. I followed up with HR after the interview and advised that the title, job description, and salary are extremely convoluted. I declined a second interview.
Applied online, received email to schedule a screening call a few weeks later. A day or so after the screening call received email to schedule interview with the hiring manager. She was great, very professional, asked relevant questions. About a week later was notified that I didn’t make it to the next round.
Communication throughout the process was great, they have an online portal to track application status, and on the whole I felt like their process was much less dehumanizing than I’ve come to expect from tech companies.
I have no clue what the process is because their recruiters refuse to offer me even a simple screening. I'm a 17-year SaaS veteran with 9 years in customer success, and my experience is very well aligned with their roles—yet I receive an instant rejection (likely from their applicant tracking system).
While watching women continually land roles here and at other organizations all over LinkedIn, I'm convinced that Klaviyo is practicing discriminatory hiring practices based on age and gender. Everyone is beginning to understand that "DEI" often means fewer men and more women. It's just a matter of time before the ship rights itself and companies start focusing on productivity and employee retention again.
I applied online. I interviewed at Klaviyo (Sydney)
Interview
The interview process at Klaviyo was straightforward. I did only an initial recruiter screening and a conversation with the hiring manager. Both discussions were professional and gave a basic overview of the role and expectations.