Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Snap with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Designer roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 8 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Snap overall takes an average of 26 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Snap as a Designer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
Presentation: 30%
One on one interview: 30%
Group panel interview: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Snap (Los Angeles, CA) in May 2016
Interview
I applied online and got a phone interview pretty quickly. I was then asked to complete a design challenge, which required me to wireframe and create the user workflow for one of their internal projects. I spent 4-5 hours completing the project.
After submitting, I didn't hear back for two weeks, so I sent an email to check-in. I was forwarded 3 times, all to different recruiters who had no idea what I was talking about. Finally, I was told the recruiter I was originally in contact with was no longer working for the company and the position I was applying for was axed. That's when I knew something fishy was going on because none of the recruiters seemed to have any idea about the design challenge or where it ended up. I felt taken advantage of for spending hours wireframing and sharing my ideas. I seriously would sue if I ever found out that Snap ended up using my design, but there's no way of finding out.
I'd suggest staying away from this company if you're a creative and are asked to complete a design challenge. They are an unethical and dishonest company. For all we know, all of their ideas came from other candidates who shared their brilliant ideas during the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you wireframe and create the ENTIRE user workflow of this project?
Multiple phases and a lot of back and forth.
I was referred by someone. From there, it started with a screening call with the recruiter.
Interviews with lots of white boarding problems and portfolio case study walk throughs. Entire process took between two months.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Tell me about yourself and your background
- Why Snap?
- Tell me about a time you had to let design guide discovery
The interviewer was late, visibly disinterested, barely asked questions, ended the interview early. He mentioned how "kindness" is one of the company's core values, and then proceeded to ghost me, along with the recruiter. The job is still up, months later. What's going on?
I applied through a staffing agency. I interviewed at Snap
Interview
I thought the interview process was very structured and fair. I was told what type of format to expect, like the case study presentation, app critique and an interview about me. It was 3 individual one on one interviews with different employees.