I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Miro (Amsterdam) in Apr 2019
Interview
I had 5 interviews and 1 test assignment in total (and was supposed to have 2-3 more, if the company had selected to procees further. Apparently, they did not: after tree interviews on the same day on May 1st, I haven't heard back. The interview with the HR was a nice one, good soft skills and general questions, nice conversation; then there was an interview with the Marketing Director which was also nice, in-depth and with some challenges to solve on the spot. The disappointing part was the 3 panel interviews with other team members: they were asking the same questions, and seemed overall disinterested in the conversation. One of the interviewers mentioned he did not read my resume in advance, the other one (who is not a marketer) was talking about his doubts about the capabilities of the marketing department which is to me a warning sign. The last interview was at 9pm in my time zone so that was also hard to stay focused after having a full working day and 2 more interviews. All in all, this has been a strange experience and it also came as a surprise that I still didn't get a formal reply after 3 months (and zero feedback on interviews, test assignment etc.)
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Miro (Los Angeles, CA) in Jan 2019
Interview
I was first contacted by a recruiter at RealtimeBoard a couple of days after applying in early December. This lead to a phone screening with the recruiter. After the screening, a remote video interview was setup with the Head of Customer success in their Netherlands office. This interview went well, and so the recruiter proceeded to setup a series of three more interviews. Two would be remote, one with the VP of Sales and another with an Account Executive. The third would be an on-site interview at their Los Angeles office with two Customer Success Managers. Due to the holidays in December and conflicting schedules, these interviews were scheduled for a month later. However, they then proceeded to reschedule these interviews not one, not twice, but THREE TIMES. I am generally a very flexible person, but this was ridiculous and showed little respect for my time. I had to reschedule one of my flights getting home from a business trip just so I could accommodate their schedules. They did not ask me to do this, but by the third rescheduling request I was just ready to get it over with. On top of it all, they decided to add a fourth interview which was a remote panel interview with a mock customer quarterly business review. I think the business review is a successful interviewing tool for them, but adding it after all of the other interviews are already scheduled was a bit surprising. The biggest disappointment was the day before the interview I was told that the on-site interview would instead be just more remote video interviews because everyone works from home on Fridays. This was incredibly frustrating because an in-person interview allows for candidates to see the office and interact with their potential future employees in the work space. Having only remote interviews is impersonal and disappointing, especially because I live only 25 minutes from the office itself. After everything was said and done, I went through a total of 6 remote interviews, I never met a single person in the flesh, and I never received an offer. I even had to reach out to them over a week after the final interview just to find out that they were not moving forward with me. They have a lot of work to do in improving their interview process. Candidates will be turned off immediately if you do not show that you respect their time and their investment in the interview process. Don't reschedule so much, make time for an in-person interview, and be timely with your responses if you decide to move forward or not. I wish RealtimeBoard good luck going forward, and I hope that future applicants have a better experience than I did.
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Question 1
If you gave a TED talk, what would you talk about and why?
Thank you for letting us know about your experience with us. We are sincerely sadden to hear that your experience was not a positive one. We take candidate experience very seriously and your feedback is greatly appreciated. We are taking steps to address the long turnaround/rescheduling. Thank you and hope you can reconsider RealtimeBoard in the future.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Miro (Los Angeles, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
I sought out RealtimeBoard, applied for the AE role and heard back within a few days time. After the initial recruitment screening, there were various interviews throughout the sales/sales management hierarchy that were done via phone, video and in person. The interview process was seamless, thorough and supported. Communication from recruiting was clear and transparent from the beginning. Team members throughout the various stages asked thoughtful questions and had a genuine interest in getting to know me. Everyone was responsive and willing to answer any questions I had. Based on my experience it’s clear RealtimeBoard has a vested interest in building a dynamic team.