I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Brandwatch in Mar 2022
Interview
Interviews with the hiring manager and HR were pleasant - till we got to the final stage with two other more senior people in the team. Felt like one of them was merely going through the motion of the interview and asking questions off a checklist, which is fine in retrospect.
What really threw me off was the lack of response following the interview. HR mentioned that it was typical for the company to reach out once the team had made a decision with an offer OR rejection (with an explanation). Disappointingly, no mentioned follow up email was received.
I applied online and the process took a while since I had to go through a handful of interviews. I would describe it as difficult process since it took so long and requires work on your end to do a little project at the end.
The interview was in 3 stages; an initial, light-hearted conversation with HR and then 2 further discussions. The 2nd was an in depth discussion about my work history and the final interview was a lengthy call, all based on 'tell me about a time' questions. The interviewers were all very polite and professional. The final interview was fairly challenging as it requires a lot of prep, but overall I found the process thorough and positive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were all experienced based; i.e. 'Tell me about a time when an a project didn't meet the client's expectations and what did you do about it?'
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Brandwatch (Brighton, England) in Jan 2023
Interview
Interview Process:
1) Screening call with Talent Acquisition Partner
2) Hiring Manager call
3) Task/Presentation with members of the product team
Interviewing with Brandwatch was a really positive experience overall. The people that I met were all really upbeat, enthusiastic and friendly. I felt at ease during each stage as the interviews were conversational and focused more on my approaches to the role rather than a right/wrong answer. I came away from the final stage feeling uplifted and energised which is always a good thing.
My one criticism would be that whilst the process had few stages, the time to make a decision was on the longer side as they were interviewing quite a few candidates. It was 2.5 weeks between my final interview and hearing the outcome. However, the detailed feedback was worth the wait in the end and I would consider future positions at Brandwatch if they became available.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
What are the most important attributes for a product manager in your opinion?
Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Brandwatch with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 60% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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