It was 4 rounds of interviews:
recruiter> design manager > portfolio presentation > design challenge
For the design challenge, the prompt was shared with me the day before the interview.
I had an incredible interview experience. Everyone made me feel very comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what type of challenges you like
how would you describe product design to a 5 year old
I applied online. I interviewed at Zettle in Sep 2020
Interview
I applied online, and had a phone interview with the recruiter. It was interesting and pleasant. He asked about my availability for a next interview with designers. I haven't heard back since then.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you explain product design to a 5 year old?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Zettle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Interview
Telephone interview with HR was okay and standard, then they gave me a written task to complete.
The task was way beyond what should be asked for at a pre-interview stage. They asked me to design a mobile app prototype that should be "ready to test" so with all the screens and interactions in place.
I don't think this is a fair thing to ask to be honest. To complete this task and design something with a decent quality in the UI takes some time, which I was not willing to spend for a pre-interview task. So I still designed a functioning prototype with a complete structure and everything, but the visual detail I left pretty basic.
If you want to have a look at what I'm capable of, check my portfolio...that's what portfolios are for!
I'm not impressed at all and I will never apply for a job at this company ever again.
I'm glad I didn't get an offer.
Product Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Zettle 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 41% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Zettle as a Product Designer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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