I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Upwork
Interview
One phone screen with hiring manager, one homework assignment, one on-site interview with 4 folks of all levels within product management, another on-site interview.
After I submitted the homework assignment, apparently it was sufficient to be invite on-site. After the first round of interviews on-site, apparently I did well enough to be invited back for some time with executives.
I felt I did decently well in almost all of the in-person conversations that I had. I followed up with the recruiter 3-4 times with no response. I finally called directly and they were surprised that I was calling. Soon I received an email from another recruiter saying that the position had been filled recently. Not sure if this means that they were keeping me as a backup candidate or they are just plain bad at following up.
Although I see some great potential in working at this company, the recruiting process should be more responsive. Not replying to emails for 2 months is not excusable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions were specific to the role. Not exactly related to product management, but they assumed familiarity with their products and platform.
First up was the typical recruiter screen. In addition to screening questions, they also aggressively discussed compensation upfront. The next step was the hiring manager interview, followed by a round of interviews with potential peers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you willing to accept our actual salary range (the bottom of what was advertised) and stock (which was worth less than they stated because they do shenanigans with the valuation)?
The interview process went really well. I took part in a few stages of interviews: screening, tech task call and culture fit meeting. Everything went pretty well. During the screening stage I was asked a few basic questions as well as salary expectations. During the test task I was completing the assignment together with some manager. During the culture fit we talked about my background and the role in general.
It was organized and all are done in UpWork with proper scheduling. The flow of interview are okay and it was a productive one and for any questions you might have the interviewer are knowledgeable with the answers.
Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Upwork with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 43.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Upwork overall takes an average of 21 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Upwork as a Product Manager according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 37%
One on one interview: 32%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Skills test: 5%
Background check: 5%
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