I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Lesbians Who Tech (Austin, TX) in July 2022
Interview
Prompt contact following submission of interview. Scheduled a screener interview that didn't ask anything of substance, mostly just about whether I'd be comfortable working remotely on a small team (details that were clear in the job ad). They said they'd follow up in a week or two and that was followed by... nothing...
The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Lesbians Who Tech
Interview
The beginning process was pretty straightforward, submit your application on the website and wait to hear. After a initial interview with a member of HR I was told I’d be moved to the next round. In that round I had a engaging conversation with the direct manager for the position. After that I had a interview with Leanne, which was a little difficult. The meeting had been changed multiple times and it was never clear what time zone the time was set in. During the interview Leanne seem uninterested and as if I was an inconvenience. As a queer person I was incredibly disheartened to see how those with aspiring tech careers were treated by someone who boosts entirely about making tech queerer. After the interview I had a assignment that involved everything from making graphics to writing copy. Straight forward tasks for the job but incredibly time consuming.
Things became complicated when trying to have clear communication as to what their decision was. I had to follow up multiple times with multiple staff members, only to get a reply weeks later with a lackluster no. When I requested feedback I was ignored and given none. I requested feedback specifically on my skills and work, something I wanted to help me in future application processes.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Lesbians Who Tech in Feb 2020
Interview
The process first involved a phone screening with their Ops Manager about a week and a half after applying, then a longer 1:1 video interview with the manager of the role the following week. I was impressed by how friendly and professional they both were, and the interviews felt very conversational. I was told after the interview that I would be asked to perform a skill test, and then have a final video interview with CEO Leanne.
Before I submitted the skill test, the manager of the role informed me that Leanne wanted to chat that night if I was free and asked me to send her a text from my phone. Leanne ended up rescheduling on me 3 times (once on a weekend), but I was finally able to have a video interview with her, where she was also friendly and professional.
I submitted my skill test and was asked to provide references. A few weeks later, I was notified by the manager that they'd gone with another candidate.
Overall, the process involved 4 steps (5 with reference submissions), and took about 5 weeks from the day I applied to the day I got the rejection. Staff was very on top of communications and quick updates until it came time to make the final decision, during which I didn't hear from them for 2 weeks. All were calls/video since the org is remote. The employees at the lower-levels seemed lovely and efficient, but things fell apart a bit once Leanne got involved - I thought it was pretty unprofessional that she'd asked me to contact her on my personal phone, that she asked me to interview on a weekend, and that she rescheduled 3 times. I'm not surprised by this based on some of LWT's Glassdoor reviews that mention boundary-crossing by the CEO.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
I was asked some generic questions like my interest in the org and social media, as well as how I multitask and work on teams, what I'd done in past roles, what I thought they were doing well in terms of their digital media presence, what I thought they could improve on, an example of a social media piece I created that got great engagement, as well as a woman in tech that I admired.
The skill test was rather involved - a Google doc that asked me to search for 5 news links and explain where I'd share each on their platforms, draft 2 different Tweets about a provided scenario, draft a Linkedin post, pull a quote from a video, draft an email subject line, edit email copy, edit a Tweet, draft a Tweet based on a live event scenario, explain how I would deal with negative online comments, design a graphic for Instagram, choose one of their Instagram posts and explain how I would improve it, and some bonus questions about meme creation.