I was recruited on LinkedIn and spoke with a recruiter. Then after a long drawn out process to schedule another conversation, the recruiter told me "you don't have 3+ years of experience" and cannot apply. It was strange because I wasn't trying to apply. It was a very unprofessional and rude communication, as well as a waste of time.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Dubai) in Aug 2017
Interview
Overall review (3/5) -
If you've worked in Analytics industry for 3+ years the expectations from this role are very basic and pretty straightforward. Interview process was quite easy and I believe that recruiters noticed that I was over qualified for this role.
Expectations from this role-
You need to work with Sales/Account Managers of LinkedIn and provide them reports/data requests to show insights on how clients business will change post using LinkedIn product. Basically A/B testing sort of stuff where you can take a sample size of clients whose performance you can showcase before/after using LinkedIn product.
4 Interview rounds -
1st - Shortlisting round done by HR
2nd - Case study round (asked to work on a case study)
3rd - Interview with 1st panel member
4th - Interview with 2nd panel member & Technical coding round
Pros -
+ Recruitment and the Hiring team was polite and clearly communicated the expectations from the role
Cons -
- I am still waiting to receive an official rejection email from LinkedIn. Its been 1+ month since I got interviewed
-There was a gap of 15 days between scheduling of rounds of interview
-It seemed that the recruiters/hiring team were too lethargic about hiring
-No feedback was shared by the recruitment team on interviews
-In spite of the fact that I answered all questions correctly and the hiring manager pointed that out that all my solutions were correct, he quoted "We want to interview more candidates and review their performance". It was disheartening to hear that. Candidates are not gonna wait for your 3 months recruitment process.
My recommendation -
If you are 1-3 years experience and want a brand name on your CV, go for it. Especially if you wanna go for your MBA from Top B-School. Else the other reason can be that you want a stable life (9-6 p.m. job). No pressure. Enjoy TT/Foosball/cafeteria in office :).
But if its not the case then this would be the wrong fit. This role is not for ambitious people who want to groom their skillsets. Also please note that this role was vacant as the previous person moved to US for Data science role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Case study question -
What are the key benefits (using sample data) of LinkedIn company page you will showcase to client and convince him to use the product?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Sydney) in Jan 2015
Interview
The interview process was relatively relaxed as I was referred by an Employee. It started with meeting the manager for a chat in person, followed up by a take home case study to pitch LinkedIn Solutions using data and presenting it back to manager and team, then speaking to HR and meeting additional team members to ask more questions and for them to ask me questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you pitch LinkedIn media solutions to a talent professional client in a two-page pitch deck using data - what data would you use and explain why you used the data you did?