I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Melbourne) in Jun 2013
Interview
Initial contact was a phone screen with a recruiter who was lovely, explained the process, and was the point of contact throughout the process. Was up-front about salary, which is always helpful to know whether you are wasting your time or not. 2nd round was a face-to-face interview with same recruiter, followed by 2 phone conversations with others in the role (3rd & 4th rounds), and then 5th round was a face-to-face with someone I would be working closely with. 6th round (which I didn't make it to) was to be a presentation to the head of APAC based in Singapore. Overall, the process was slow but positive. I did chase for updates a couple of times, recruiter was very apologetic and did keep me updated. Given the hyper-growth of LinkedIn in Australia in particular, I couldn't fault them for some delays due to scheduling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Most of the process felt like a series of conversations, rather than having difficult or unexpected questions. This wasn't a technical role, so questions were more on experience and approach.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Bengaluru) in Mar 2014
Interview
one round telephonic followed by five F2F rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing unexpected.
Standard questions on
1. merging intervals
2. serialize and deserialize a binary tree
3. Edit distance
4. co-linear points in a plane
I applied through college or university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at LinkedIn
Interview
Only requested an on-site interview lasting a couple of hours. Team asked personality questions and were interested in work experience. HR was interested in whether my goals aligned with company and asked about my vision for the product. It was unclear who the hiring manager was. They all told me to connect with them on LinkedIn but most didn't accept my invitation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see LinkedIn's ad products in five years?