I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Clipboard in May 2024
Interview
You submit an application, and the next morning you receive an automated email asking you to put in a ton of free work on a 3-page take-home case. Oh by the way, they won't provide any feedback on your case once you submit.
I've interviewed for many companies that require a take-home case, but usually it's after 2-4 interviews, by which time we actually know that there's mutual interest in proceeding. An automated response that's no doubt sent to hundreds of applicants is peak exploitative employer, and I feel for every candidate who puts there heart into a case for Clipboard. I would never work for a company that doesn't even respect its applicants. I'm sure any reputable PM would feel the same way, and not proceed with the process.
The fact that this is how Clipboard apparently conducts all its interviews is pretty abhorrent. Do better.
I spent several days doing the take home case study. I was rejected with no feedback with a general email response. It was a waste of my time & honestly wish I hadn't taken the bait.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As the pricing PM for Lyft's ride-scheduling launch in Toledo, how would you determine the optimal driver payout (by adjusting Lyft's take, without raising the $25 rider price) to maximize net revenue over the next 12 months given the provided CAC, churn, ride volume, match-rate, and pricing experiment data?
1. Takehome
2. Interview about the takehome
3. Another takehome...
4. A call about the second takehome
5. Unknown after that
Very frustrating overall. Did not feel respected as a candidate. Did not receive feedback on the case. Extremely unimpressed with the process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Takehome
2. Interview about the takehome
3. Another takehome...
4. A call about the second takehome
5. Unknown after that
Several different case studies and behavioral rounds felt like they were farming ideas rather than actually interviewing someone to join the team. The questions weren't difficult, and the case studies weren't challenging. The interviewer definitely didn't read the case study because the feedback I received was generic and also addressed directly in my answers in the case study. Like others have already stated, negative interview process. Plus as soon as I was rejected, I got an interview request from someone else on the team for the same role!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Provided a google sheet with shift data and asked to do an analysis on the marketplace model they have. Come up with ideas on improving the platform based on the data.
Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Clipboard with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 5% positive. To compare, the company-average is 21.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 16 days to get hired, when considering 57 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 Product Manager according to 57 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 29%
One on one interview: 24%
Presentation: 18%
Other: 13%
Phone interview: 10%
Personality test: 3%
Group panel interview: 2%
Background check: 2%
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