I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Slack (Londres, Inglaterra) in Oct 2016
Interview
I don't go for many interviews at this stage in my life as I'm pretty choosy where I'm going for my next career move.
Even though I did not get the position, I felt that this was a very positive experience. I read through all the other interview reviews to prep for my own interview. There appears to be a lot of negative comments versus positive comments - mostly for developer type roles it seems. I also think people are more motivated when wanting to leave negative feedback.
So here goes - this is my experience....
After applying on line via Slack careers page (with CV and Cover letter supplied) I was contacted via email from a Talent Requisition rep (Dublin office, Slack). I was able to provide a number of days/times that were suitable to do the first screening call. Very simple and quick to arrange.
The screening call was for 50 minutes, and the person I spoke was very personable and easy to chat to about my background and experience. By the end of the call I was very interested in the role, and thankfully was told I would be moving to the next stage for a 1:1 call with the hiring manager.
The call was with the hiring manager (who was temporarily in the US- and not in the UK as per usual) and was arranged for a few days later. Again, very simple to book in the call. The call ended up actually being a video call. I was able to arrange this for when I was at home (due to the timezone difference between UK and US) which made the call a bit less stressful (than hiding away at lunchtime when at the office)
The hiring manager was friendly and I was at ease immediately. The call went for at least 45 minutes. I was told that I would be contacted in the next few days following.
Email received the next day from the Talent Requisition rep asking for another call. I was really not sure which way this would go as it's not often you get another call if you're unsuccessful.
Unfortunately on this call (of about 15 minutes) I was not offered the position and feedback was given about the interview. The feedback was thorough and I understand the reasons why I was not given this particular role.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Slack (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
Very disorganized and unprofessional company. Seems to be run by young tech bros who simply do not care to learn how to interview properly. After HR contacted me about the role, the interviewing manager forgot to call for the interview TWICE. When he finally did set up the call, he seemed like he was working on something on his computer and was not paying attention to the interview. Very odd.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Slack (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016
Interview
I applied online and was introduced to the hiring manager via email by another employee. The hiring manager didn't respond for a couple weeks and said she "doesn't check her email". During the call I could tell she hadn't reviewed my resume and wasn't interested in hiring me. She also said she had never used Twitter (my previous employer) and didn't know what it was. After the interview she emailed and said she was looking for someone with "some mobile experience" lol