I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Whatfix in Jan 2021
Interview
The process comprised of an Exploratory chat followed by Product Design, Data, Product Critique, VP of Product round and HR rounds. The process was very smooth and structured. My Point of contact - Remya had been very cooperative and responsive, keeping me updated with what can I expect in the next round, feedback from the previous one and considerate about my work routine. Overall, whosoever I interacted with in the process was very amicable and good to interact with giving a glimpse of how the company culture is and why it is reflected at #5 in Linkedin Top Startups.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Except Exploratory chat and HR rounds, all the core rounds were of 60 min.
Exploratory chat - This round revolved around the past experience and overall fitment to the Product team.
Product Design - This round included two questions to evaluate product designing and solutioning.
1. How would you design washing machine for the millennials?
2. With the rise of consumption of video content, FB decides to enter into the market via FB movies, as a Product manager for the same how would you go designing it?
Data - Another round with 2 questions to evaluate the analytical skills.
1. Audi wants to launch electric cars for blind people in India, estimate the potential sales for it in 2030.
2. Number of Whatsapp messages exchanged during the interview.
Product Critique - This round was intended to notice the attention to detail, user experience and fresh ideation on understanding the Whatfix editor and improving it.
VP of Product round - Was based around past experiences and Product behavioural questions.
HR round - This was to evaluate the fitment with overall company culture and values and surrounded around behavioural and situational questions.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Whatfix
Interview
Screening round with Director, technical round with SPM, written assignment, final round again with Director. Written round was to analyse the design of their current product. The initial round was focused on fitment while the later rounds went into specific skills.
I received a call from Whatfix and after initial screening HR stated that he would get back to me after having a discussion with Hiring Manager. It's more than a month and I haven't received any call from them. My experience with WHATFIX is certainly not in good taste. On LinkedIn they claim, "We don't believe in leaving candidates in the dark and place a premium on closing the loop regardless of the outcome of your application"-- Absolutely incorrect! It's almost 2 months and still, I am in dark. Even though during the screening round HR stated that I am a good fit but still, I haven't got any call for a technical round.
Here is another incorrect statement ---"Please contact HR on LinkedIn if you have not heard from us within 7 days of applying for this position." I had sent a mail and am still, waiting for their response. They would never acknowledge your email and message even though over the phone they would suggest to whatsapp/call or mail in case of any query. I believe HR is the face of the company. When HR doesn't follow what the company believes in, then it's certainly a big thumbs down for the organization.
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Whatfix (Bengaluru) in May 2021
Interview
Interview process will go on for 4-6 weeks, but that's only because the organisation is going through a streamlined screening process of hiring the right candidate who fits into the organisation and its environment
Senior Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Whatfix with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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