Freelancer applicants have rated the interview process at Toptal with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 38.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Freelancer roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 7 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 Freelancer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 30%
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Other: 10%
Skills test: 10%
Drug test: 10%
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I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Toptal in Dec 2020
Interview
The interviews are split in 4 phases: 1. One English language interview (it lasted 5 mins) 2. An online coding interview with 3-4 data structures and algorithms problems 3. A live coding session with 2 easier problems (each problem should be solved in about 15 mins) 4. A take-home project based on some requirements they send you via e-mail
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the questions was to compute some change based on a list of numbers, or something like that.
The hiring process includes tests and interviews. Once accepted, you still have to apply to freelance gigs independently. The issue is that sometimes these gigs get canceled by the clients and it's a time waister. However lots of opportunities seem legit
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Proficiency in your job + language (automatic tests) and interviews with recrutier
The process was fairly long but they were up front with the the expectations of it. You can get more info on all the stages on their site. That's the gist of it. Final project is quite time consuming
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Toptal (Singapore) in Aug 2022
Interview
Fluent English speaking interviewer who is very friendly and bubbly, reply questions clear and promptly. But sadly would require min 2 years work experience to proceed to next interview round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1: Why do you want to apply?
Q2: What do you know about Toptal?