I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Instructure
Interview
The interview consisted of 5 parts, the entire process taking about 2 months:
1) an interview with a recruiter
2) a video interview with their UX manager
3) a 4 hour in person interview and portfolio review that consists of a portfolio review with the team, talking with product managers and other designers one-on-one, an hour long whiteboard session with the UX design team, and an interview with their principle designer.
4) Take home test assignment (took about 15 hours)
5) Return interview to present work from the take home assignment in front of key people from the organization including a detailed Q&A session.
It is the lengthiest interview process I have been through. It's frustrating to invest that much time in a process, make it through all the rounds, and not get the job. I wish they would have at least provided feedback at the end of the process for those who didn't get the job.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is something your were really bad at that you got good at?
Describe your ideal working relationship with a Product Manager?
What do you like doing your lunch time (this was an awkward question. I think they were trying to determine fit, but it felt overly personal and not related to the job)?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Instructure (Budapest) in Aug 2022
Interview
I had a 5-round selection process. In the first round, I spoke with a recruiter on the phone, then there was an HR round. The third round was a portfolio presentation for the lead designers, then homework, and in the final round, the evaluation of the homework.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basically it was about my prev. work and where i would like to head as a designer in the future
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Instructure
Interview
1. Call with Recruiter
2. Call with Hiring Manager
3. Design Challenge pt 1 - I had a 24 hr deadline
4. Met virtually with Design team
5. Design Challenge pt 2- I had a 72 hr deadline
6. Silence (unfortunately)
It's been about a week and a half since I submitted my 2nd Design Challenge and I don't know where I stand.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about conducting a usability study?
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Instructure
Interview
Pretty common senior level product designer interview process from my experience:
1) Phone screening w/ their internal recruiter (who was super helpful through the entire process in subsequent phases in the process)
2) Rapid fire phone interview w/ the VP of design (I was applying from a remote location with the intent to relocate for the right job)
3) 3-4 hours of webcam interviews; one session w/ a co-located designer, one w/ product management, one with a few lead engineers and QA
4) A take home design assignment (suggested time 5-6 hours, but I definitely spent 12+)
5) An day-long onsite interview with the SLC team; team intros, white boarding activities, assignment presentation with critique / Q&A, and a really fun lunch where we all piled into a van and got tacos.
All-in-all it was a lot of time commitment, but on par with my experience interviewing senior level designers and being interviewed at various places.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Common questions such as how you work, what are your strengths & weaknesses, what is your process, why do you do the things you do the way you do, etc.
Senior Product Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Instructure with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Product Designer roles take an average of 35 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Instructure overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Instructure as a Senior Product Designer according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 18%
Phone interview: 18%
Presentation: 18%
Group panel interview: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Other: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
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