I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at LinkedIn in Aug 2020
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me directly. Passed initial phone screen. Interview wasn't difficult but I could immediately tell I wasn't going to be hired by the interviewers attitude. It felt like she gave up a few minutes into the interview.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (London, England) in Aug 2019
Interview
Telephone interview followed by face to face, then second face to face with a case study. I have been trying to apply endlessly and eventually got through the interview and was met with constant resistance to hire or progress. Some comments have alluded to discriminatory practices in the UK and i agree. A toxic culture. Very snobby middle class white people who are not very bright (actual bright ones follow their dreams become actors, writers or judges or run hedge funds investment banking, entrepreneurs etc), those that can't usually find a nice corporate job to slide into because they manage to get a degree (usually in non related subject like oceanography or history etc), will get fully trained by companies. And will be blocking talented people because they don't fit the mould. It typifies what has become of many companies in the UK, LinkedIn is a modern tech company silicon valley or other parts of US you will find real talent, but the US and other parts of the world is talent driven, in the UK it is not a talent based society but a class based society one that is increasingly hostile to ethnics (except Indians) and intolerant especially to black and Muslim folks, yes some are hired but real exceptional talent that makes against the odds. I have a tech and sales background well qualified with very high communication skills but not twice as good i suppose.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at LinkedIn (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2019
Interview
Used 3 DIFFERENT employee referrals for 6 different roles over the course of 3-5 months (doing these all at different times).
Spoke to recruiters for a few of the roles, sometimes there was a screening recruiter who then passed me to the lead recruiter, so basically had two recruiting calls.
Took the Pymetrics test.
Was told for several of the positions they went with an internal candidate, some roles the recruiter didn't give any feedback on why I didn't get selected to move on.
Never actually spoke to a hiring manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you use data to be strategic with a client?