I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Bellevue, WA)
Interview
applied at linkedin website, and surprisingly got update from recruiter. recruiter call was half hour and asked a few questions making sure i did have manager skills and experience. technical and leadership phone screen was scheduled after, overall it's pretty straightforward, but i did prepare quite a lot for leadership screen. technical round consists code review and easy/medium code implementation, if you do code often that should not be a problem.
got update from recruiter after screening and got invite for onsite. will update after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what's the challenges of managing 10 people
imagine what's the challenges of managing 25 people.
imagine what's the challenges of managing 100 people.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Sydney) in Jun 2024
Interview
Well managed interview process, good engaging questions, well thought out and prompt feedback from the talent recruitment team. In general the culture at LinkedIn seemed great and I did not take the role as I was offered another one at my current company.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Bengaluru) in Mar 2025
Interview
My Interview Experience at LinkedIn – Sourcing Role
I applied to a sourcing position at LinkedIn around two months ago. Despite following up multiple times via LinkedIn and email, I only received a response after getting referred internally by a current LinkedIn employee.
Eventually, I was contacted by a recruiter and scheduled for a sourcing simulation round. Unfortunately, my experience with this round was not what I had hoped for.
The panelist did not offer any formal introduction or set expectations for the round, which created an uncomfortable and unclear start. The conversation felt more like a one-sided interrogation — heavy probing, very little context sharing, and a tone that lacked empathy or openness. It felt like I was being judged on a very rigid idea of "how sourcing should look," without room for creativity, different strategies, or even a basic two-way dialogue.
Despite the challenging atmosphere, I completed the exercise. I did my best to showcase my approach, including sourcing for a role outside my past experience, and focused on how I think and build pipelines with minimal information. However, I left the interview with the sense that the panelist had already made up her mind — and unfortunately, the interaction left me feeling disheartened.
That said, I’m still grateful for the opportunity and the learning. I truly believe that interviews should be a space for mutual respect and exploration, not gatekeeping. And while this experience didn’t go as I’d hoped, it reinforced my commitment to staying kind, curious, and resilient in this journey.