Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Toptal with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 31% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 49 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Toptal overall takes an average of 23 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Toptal as a Product Manager according to 49 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 24%
Phone interview: 23%
One on one interview: 21%
Background check: 10%
Skills test: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Other: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Personality test: 2%
Group panel interview: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal
Interview
The process in general is very long and drawn out. After I finally made it to the technical screening phase, I was very disappointed to discover that the interviewer did not want to be there. The whole thing was rushed and ingenuine.
This is the worst part: I was applying as a product manager freelancer. I specialize in software products, I do not work in hardware. Throughout my interview process, the previous interviewers claimed that I'd be matched with projects that matched my skills. Great! NOT!
My entire interview was based around designing and launching a hypotherical hardware product. At the end of the interview, I was told he wouldn't move me forward because I failed to capture the manufacturing process of the product I was manufacturing. Well no kidding, i'm a SOFTWARE PRODUCT MANAGER!!
Honestly if this is the way Toptal operates, I'd rather look elsewhere. It's just disappointing that I put in ALL that work only to be judged on one singular aspect that happens to be outside my skill set, and not relevant to what I wanted to do on Toptal.
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Question 1
Design a hardware product even though you're a software product manager and would never work on a hardware product at Toptal
I had an interview with a recruiter as part of the hiring process. The conversation included specific questions related to the role and my previous experience. The interview was structured and focused on assessing my fit for the position and understanding my background in similar tasks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
to walk through my entire design process live, from understanding the problem to delivering a solution for a specific case
The process was very comprehensive, and the interviewers were very good at what they were doing. The first phase is quite easy, but when it comes to the later stages that's where the weeding comes out. Overall a challenging interview.
Recruiter kept me well informed throughout the process. They also provided documents about the company and benefits which was appreciative. You’re also expected to take an assessment during the process.