Great process, fantastic recruiter. Very thorough and transparent about next steps. The calls were in-depth, but not super difficult. A lot of vibe checks with some technical strategy questions. They were very clear about what they were looking for and made sure that was communicated well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's your experience managing a global community with regards to people intiatives?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Thumbtack (Ban Phone Savang) in Jun 2015
Interview
Had a phone screening that was relatively straight forward. I felt like the person interviewing me wasn't really paying attention or didn't have my resume in front of him, which was obnoxious.
I was then sent over a Community Manager test. One of the things that companies like this need to realize is that many Community/Social Media specialists are not comfortable providing them with intellectual property. Having someone fresh out a social strategy is requesting work of someone...so don't be surprised when you get something that is slightly on the conservative creative side. If you really want to see us get creative then offer to at the very least pay us something first. You wouldn't ask a plumber to fix one toilet for free to gauge how well they do their job; this is no different.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Tell me about your past role
-What are you looking for in a future role
-Tell me about at time in which you demonstrated leadership
Community Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Thumbtack 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 53.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Community Manager roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Thumbtack overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Thumbtack as a Community Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
Phone interview: 50%
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