I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at TomboyX (Seattle, WA)
Interview
While looping in interviews I learned that the role was open because the previous person was fired. This was a potential massive red flag in leadership expectations and quality of management. Upon questioning about work life balance the expectations given were also a huge red flag. I was left with no interest in moving forward in the process after learning this. However, the next step was building a presentation for homework. I decided to do it as an exercise to learn. What do I have to lose? What happened next shocked me.
I was given an extremely limited amount of time to complete this task, 2 days... Saturday and Sunday. Another red flag in terms of harsh working conditions and expectations from senior management. I made it happen, because I knew I could at least grow in the process of completing it. I turned it in and I never heard back.
Having looped in person well enough to move to the next step, having just handed in a presentation that I spent hours of my weekend on there was no response. Complete lack of respect for my time and candidacy.
Looked later and noticed the hiring manager was gone less than 6 months later. What a nightmare.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create a presentation based on the exercise problems
I was reached out to for a phone interview by the hiring manager. We scheduled a time for her to call me. When the time for the call came around, the call never came. I reached out over email to see if we got our wires crossed. But it turned out she had been pulled into another meeting. We rescheduled, and again, the same thing happened. We rescheduled this call 4 times, before ultimately, I stopped hearing from the hiring manager before I ever spoke with them. This was a ridiculous waste of my time and super unprofessional. I know its a small company, but it's this kind of stuff that really reflects on a growing brand.