Candidate confidentiality was broken. Slack shared with my current employer that I was interviewing, putting my current job at risk. Grateful I didn’t receive an offer as I would not want to work for a company willing to do this.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Slack (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Applied online and a recruiter got back to me almost immediately. The phone screen with the recruiter was the typical conversation on my background, why the Bay Are, why Slack, the process, etc. The recruiter was engaging and personable, and very transparent about the process. I found this to be very atypical of the Bay Area recruiters. At the end of the call, she said she wanted to move me on to the next round with the Hiring Manager.
In speaking with the Hiring Manager for the role, he was very transparent about his role, his teams, and what he was trying to accomplish with this role. His questions on my background were a bit intrusive and off-putting - "Why didn't you stay longer in the role?" It came across as guarded in wanting to fill the open role.
Overall a decent experience, collaborative and passionate people doing great things at Slack. The questions from the hiring manager left a funny taste in my mouth.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Slack (Dallas, TX)
Interview
The first interview was great. The interviewer and I had a very nice conversation and the questions were behavioral heavy. Once the interview was completed, the interviewer notified me that he would contact me next week for a follow on interview and liked my chances. He never contacted me. I sent him 3 emails and a LinkedIn message in the span of 3 months and never heard back again. It was a horrible experience because I was very excited for the follow on interview because of how great the first one went. It would have been nice to know I didn’t get the role but instead they ghosted me. Unprofessional company with selfish employees waiting to cash out once it gets its IPO.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was the most challenging project you lead and what it successful?