I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Slack
Interview
1) phone screen with recruiter via recruiter outbounding efforts to me on LinkedIn; she was very upbeat and positive, enjoyed our conversation and it felt much more fun than the typical phone screen
2) interview with 2 hiring managers at once - this was a real bummer because I was very excited about interviewing with Slack and I felt that one individual didn’t like me right off the bat/came off a bit cynical or lower energy while I naturally clicked really well with the other. I actually suspected this could happen based on reviewing their LinkedIns, but I tried to stay positive and energetic and not let it get to me. It’s really a bummer because had I had 1:1 interviews with them, instead of trying to interview with both styles at once (especially as I would only report to one of them, not both), I may have done better. I asked for next steps at the end and they said they needed to “circle up internally,” never good!
Sent personalized thank you and follow-up notes to both of them and as expected, got a reply from the one who I think liked me and nothing from the other. Got an automated notice about a week later that I wasn’t moving forward - I figured as much!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard questions, but expect a lot of follow-up questions with each answer. How do you qualify? How do you dig for pain? What are you looking for? What kind of deal cycle are you looking for?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Slack (Denver, CO) in Jan 2023
Interview
Slow and was put on hold when SLACK implemented a hiring freeze. I had some back and forth and recruiter went cold before finally letting me know they're not hiring at the moment.
the process was very mooth and organized . Call with a recruiter then afterward three different interviews with the hiring manager and other people in the pool. Last interview is a mock demo/presentation to a customer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want this role? Quota achievement in the last 12 months
Disrespectful ignorant recruiter. Was meant to be in touch to organise an interview with hiring manager but completely disappeared, even after me following up. The job is no longer advertised so I presume it was filled or requisition went on hold. Either way have a decency to inform the candidate.
