I applied in-person. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON)
Interview
I went through three rounds of interviews here. I was told I'd be called in to meet the hiring manager as the final stage off the process, but then they told me that there was a change of plans and that instead they'd like me to meet a senior technical recruiter for a "life story" interview. This felt weird as I did not understand why they changed the scheduled plan. This interviewer was not very professional. Stopping to chat with the office manager for some time instead of greeting me in the waiting room in front of me, and then in the interview never bothered to dig deep enough to get to know me as a person. It seemed like it was very surface level and generic. I wasn't aske any questions about what impact I've actually made in my previous jobs. I'm not sure the interviewer really knows how to read people because the opinions were absolutely biased. Later the interviewers said I'd get a follow up before the end of the week, which never happened. I then requested feedback but no one got back to me still. Another week went by and finally the interviewer sent me a rejection email without any explanation of why I was not selected for the job. For busy professionals who take time out of their day to interview at the "supposed" company who's core value in being genuine you'd think they would care enough to at least provide genuine feedback to candidates would you? I still have no idea why they didn't choose me. I feel like Shopify was the least professional company I ever interviewed at and I would never want to work there if this is an example of how they treat people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about who you are , start from your high school days.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Shopify in Dec 2016
Interview
They reached out to be via linkedin to request an intro call. That was 15 minutes. I gave an overview of my career. Nora, the recruiter gave me an overview of the company, design team and growth from startup to large company.
This was followed by a 60-minute remote video interview with Nora. It was a storytelling interview that was an overview of my life. Nora was very personable and kind, and it was kind of fun. I asked her questions about herself too, because it was a bit odd to talk about myself endlessly. The last thing she told me during the interview was that she was going to chat with Design Leadership and get back to me.
From my perspective, I thought it went well, or at least ok. However, I never heard from her again. I sent a follow-up email a week later. I never heard back. It is ok that I didn't proceed forward in the process, as I could have been a bad fit for the team. However, I would have appreciated a courtesy email to let me know that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It began with, Nora, the recruiter, told me a bit about her life path and story. She the asked me "Tell me about your life story."
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Toronto, ON) in Mar 2017
Interview
Got a call back from Shopify after doing the intern design challenge. Went through the interview process with 2 very friendly designers, which was very casual. I was able to also ask a few questions about their work on a daily basis. Unfortunately I wasn't given the position but I had a very positive experience during this interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
If you got more time to work on this project, how would you further develop your project?