I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Drivemode (Redwood City, CA) in Nov 2023
Interview
They were fairly transparent with the interview process. The take-home assignment followed best practices (no company spec work). I still would have preferred an hour-long whiteboard challenge. My recruiter was very helpful in letting me know about the whole process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked about what drew me to design and why I got into the field.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Drivemode (New York, NY) in Mar 2021
Interview
Went through 7 interviews, two Japanese language check, 2 whiteboard exercises.
When I asked to have an informal chat with the team I got instead Japanese language check from one of the employees I wanted to chat informally.
After speaking to the CEO, I've got one more whiteboard exercise. 7 calls in total plus 1 on site.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
You have 20 minutes to design the entire infotainment system of a car. How do you proceed?
Product Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Drivemode with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 40% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Designer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Drivemode overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Drivemode as a Product Designer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
One on one interview: 33%
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