I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Slack (Toronto, ON) in Feb 2022
Interview
Initially I interviewed with Slack, but ultimately stopped mid-way through the process due to receiving another offer elsewhere. Was wished well, and all was on good terms.
2+ years later (about 1 month ago) I applied again for the same role, now having another 2+ years experience. Within a day or so of applying, I receive an automated/template rejection email.
I'm a little shocked to be completely honest, as my skills & qualifications were a perfect match for the job description 2+ years ago (and based on the job outline, they are still as such). The interviews had also gone really well with the recruiter, and responses to the task were on-point. I'm a stickler for good CS, and it's a passion for me - not just a career.
It's a bummer, because I really do want to work for Slack, it's a great company, but unfortunately I can no longer make it past their AI system since being acquired by Salesforce I guess.
One thing I did notice is that their education drop-down in the form you need to fill out (with all resume elements...) has a minimum option of bachelors degree, and doesn't allow you to input college diploma as an option. This is hugely discriminatory and classist, as not everyone can afford the money and time required to obtain a degree, but this doesn't always mean that they're not experienced for the role, nor does it mean they lack an education or the drive to be successful and thoughtful in the role. Very sad to see this, especially since I know myself that I'm great at what I do and would have been an excellent addition to the team.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
1) First time applying: general questions about my current/previous roles, my views on customer success. Then, a take-home assignment of selected questions that customers may ask (including an irate customer question).
2) Second time applying post-salesforce acquisition: auto-fields to fill out info that's already on the resume, followed by an education drop-down menu that doesn't allow you to choose "diploma" or "college"; the "lowest education" that they'll allow you to select is a bachelors degree level.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Slack in Jan 2022
Interview
Nice 1st positive call with recruiter, 2nd interview with the hiring manager went well. The hiring manager was excited and promised to take me to the next step for the CV review. Waited two weeks, reached out to recruiter, my application got rejected. Position is still open for a couple of months.
Conclusion: Hiring manager is not committing the promised actions, no trust! Avoid.
I participated in a non-technical interview. The interview was over the phone. The interview asked typical questions. The interview did not respond to my thank you email, nor my follow up email. I was ghosted for over a month.