Candidates applying for Growth Strategy Associate roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Clipboard overall takes an average of 16 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Clipboard as a Growth Strategy Associate according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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Recorded video screening followed by case assessment, both before speaking with anyone from the company. Video screening was two questions but case study was lengthy. Process took about 3 weeks
In agreement with other reviews of the interview process, I would describe Clipboard's process as exploitative, inefficient, and extremely time consuming. I made it through several stages of the process: a recorded video interview submission, written case study, an interview with the team lead, a second interview with another team member. I was informed that there would be two additional interview rounds after this (with the team director and co-CEO), which I did not advance to. Not only is this extremely excessive for an entry-level position (job posting stated 0-2 years of experience), but it's also very inefficient for both the applicant and hiring team. It makes me question the efficiency and decision-making processes of this company as a whole — e.g. why would a co-CEO (especially for a company with 500+ employees) have time to interview applicants for an entry-level position? I've been on the hiring team for several of my former workplaces (which were much smaller in size) and someone at the C-suite level would never be involved in hiring, especially for junior positions.
I echo others' opinions on the case study task being exploitative. I luckily was able to pass the case study stage, and I received compliments on the ideas I presented in the case study during my interviews. However, after going through the hiring process, I have concerns about Clipboard using these case studies to get free labor/new ideas without compensating applicants for their time. Compensation for such time-intensive tasks is quite standard nowadays, and based on what I gathered re: Clipboard's financial status, they should be able to afford compensating candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you describe your thinking behind why you chose to [xxx] in the case study?
I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Clipboard
Interview
90 second recorded pitch, followed by take home case, followed by 30 minute live interview. Frustrating process because it felt like a lot of work before even getting to speak with someone. There was no heads up that you would be reviewing and getting feedback on your case during the live interview. There wasn't a ton of time left over to ask questions and I pretty much decided on the spot that the interview process made the company culture pretty clear. Wouldn't want to work there anyways.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Referred to case and asked about my previous experience.