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      Technical Program Manager Interview

      May 5, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Sydney
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Apr 2023

      Interview

      First, the only way to get an interview at Canva is to get a referral. I guess that's the tech industry for you but it seems to be worse at Canva, as the only time I've ever got an interview is from a referral, despite the fact I've applied for positions in the past I've been overqualified for and never heard back. Second, after my referral, it took them weeks to respond and set up a recruiter screen. Then, the only time the recruiter was free was 10 days after an email was sent to schedule the screening. Recruiter screen was fine, but I was told that I was applying for all program management jobs, then they would pick the field best for me. I wanted to apply for one program management position only in the niche that is my field, so that was a red flag to me. Moving onto the second interview, which was 'scenario-based' questioning. Didn't vibe super well with the interviewer, and again, these questions were related to delivering a program, which changes from field to field, area to area. Delivering a program in a product group is very different to delivering one in infrastructure to delivering a program in a support organisation. On top of this, it felt that the questions, despite sounding like they were asking for my opinion, were actually looking for a 'right answer', which is ridiculous as a lot of them were subjective, not objective. Got a rejection email eight days later, no phone call to advise me that I wasn't progressing and no feedback provided. Just sounded like an automated message. After spending time finding someone to refer me, filling out their questionnaire, having a recruiter screen, then the scenario based interview, I thought they'd at least value my time and give me a quick personal phone call. Apparently not.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Scenario based program management questions - again, be careful. While they sound like they're looking for your opinion and keen on learning the way you do things, they're not. They want exact answers that align with the way /they/ do things.
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      May 19, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Sydney
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      Positive experience
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      I interviewed at Canva (Sydney)

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      3 Rounds - recruiter screen, Craft round and technical round. Fairly standard questions for craft round, asking about your understanding of delivery. Technical round you focus on a project you run and they ask you indepth questions about it.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Jan 2025

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      Technical Program Manager Interview

      May 27, 2024
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
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      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canva in Jan 2024

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      Process was very slow, wouldn't hear feedback from recruiter for up to 3 weeks at a time, if progressing to the next round of interviews. I would have to follow up, and the process was too slow.

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