Best way to describe the interview is...offensive. Instead of a call, I'm sent the below and expected to provide answers in writing? Seriously? Who cares what I did in high school? A complete joke of an interview process. Marketing experience Please respond to at least 2 of the marketing experience questions most related to the role you're applying for: How would you decide on the most appropriate marketing mix? How has your communication practice changed to leverage social media influencers? What do you think relationships between sales and marketing should be like? What's the marketing automation project you're most proud of? What's your preferred attribution method for LinkedIn paid ads? How do you measure the ROI of marketing activities? Technology Describe your personal interest in technology and in the enterprise market Outline your thoughts on marketing open source software in the enterprise? Context Who are competitors to Canonical, and what does Canonical need to change to be a more effective competitor? Why do you most want to work for Canonical? Which Canonical products and services would you most like to work on? Education Whether you have had a long career or are new to the workplace, we ask all candidates to give us a sense of their academic credentials and strengths for fairness reasons. In high school, how did you rank competitively in maths and hard sciences? Which was your strongest? In high school, how did you rank competitively in languages and the arts? Which was your strongest? What sort of high school student were you? Outside of class, what were your interests and hobbies? What would your high school peers remember you for, if we asked them? Which university and degree did you choose? What others did you consider, and why did you select that one? At university, did you do particularly well at any area of your degree? Overall, what was your degree result and how did that reflect on your ability? In high school and university, what did you achieve that was exceptional? What leadership roles did you take on during your education?
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Question 1
See above. Instead of a proper interview over the phone (or a video call) I'm asked to write essays.
Thank you for your feedback. We have been quite deliberate in designing our process which does seek to understand much more than just technical skills because we strongly believe there are wider attributes that make someone truly successful in a role and organisation. This has helped us select great people creating an exceptional culture of talent.
