I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Canva (Brisbane) in Jan 2024
Interview
I had an initial HR interview which went very well, and then a technical interview too. Then followed a whole morning with 4 interviews, which was honestly exhausting, and during the 2 code sessions, I felt real pressure. I had a big problem during one of them: one of the examiners (the one conducting the interview) had a very pronounced Asian accent, so much so that I understood 50% of what he was saying to me... it threw me off balance enormously. As for the rest of the interviews that morning, they went quite well. I had to wait more than 2 weeks for feedback from Tobi (HR), which I don't think was right. When I pointed out that the last phase of the interview was putting a lot of pressure on me, he told me that was the point. I think it's a shame to have this kind of recruitment philosophy, and it doesn't make me want to work under these conditions. And I especially wish I'd known about it beforehand, to avoid going through the whole process. I would have known from the start that this wasn't what I was looking for in a company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Fill in missing functions in code (3 interviews), a discussion interview based on cases that may occur in a company (success stories, dealing with difficulties, etc.), and a technical discussion interview based on a business problem.
HR made a phone call and told me there would be several rounds of interview after this and would like to schedule an interview afterwards. However, I have never heard from there, with no further reason explained. don't know why.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Canva (Sydney) in Jan 2023
Interview
It was short and too the point. They were just going through the motions to meet a quota and not serious about hiring. I am sure the recruiters do this to look busy.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is you experience with HR and can you give us some examples of dealing with difficult employees and how you resolved the situation and what you learned.