I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Ubisoft (San Francisco, CA) in Jul 2020
Interview
Overall, the entire process was extremely slow.
I applied online and received and recruiter interview request within the week. During that interview I was told they wanted me to have a video call with the hiring manager and the next day I received a request to talk with the hiring manager. This is when the process turned from quick to very slow.
I met with the hiring manager via video call more than a week later. It was a quick 30 minute chat that I think went great. At the end of that interview, he said he would like for me to meet with more of the team, most likely the following week. He mentioned they were hoping to fill this role quickly so I thought the process would continue to more forward at a good pace.
Over a week had past and I hadn't heard from them, so I followed up. About 3 days later I heard that they were in the process of scheduling interviews so to stay tuned. About 2 weeks following that email, still no interview scheduled. I reached out again and it was still another couple days until I heard back. They said the team finally had some bandwidth and wanted to know my availability for the following week and we finally got something scheduled.
The panel interview was about 4 hours via video chat with a couple of small breaks in between. The team was great and I felt I had really good discussions with each person. There were a couple of changes to my schedule without notice and a few times we were rushed, but overall it was great.
About a week after that, I received an email from the recruiter that I did not get the position. Not getting it was disappointing, but it was even more disappointing to receive just a generic rejection email getting that far in the process. I responded to that email thanking them for their time and asking for feedback, but received no response. I would hope when a candidate puts so much time and effort into a position and the process, the least you could do is call and provide some feedback as to why you went with someone else.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a project that did not go how you had hoped and how you adapted.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Ubisoft (Montreuil, Ile-de-France) in Mar 2019
Interview
7 étapes d'entretiens :
1 rdv téléphonique en français et en anglais
3 rdv physiques (avec mon futur manager, un avec la RH, un avec mon futur manager et son N+1)
2 cas pratiques d'une 1h chacun à réaliser à distance
Demande d'exemples de réalisations et de recommandations
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Ubisoft (Singapura) in Jun 2020
Interview
The interview process are separated into two sessions that span across for around 1.5 months. First you will be interviewed by their Talent Acquisition Manager, followed by the Project Managers. The first interview, will be more about your basic background, the tools and knowledge towards project management. There are more technicalities involved, as compared to the second interview. The second interview is more of your personalities, activities, and simulated situational scenarios.
They recommended me to take their Project Manager role, however in the end their reasoning was they are looking for someone with more relevant experience to the video games industry. I think they are ultimately destroying the ecosystem in the creative sector. How many games industry are there out there in Singapore, and even for a game development graduate to shift their focus onto project management role is rare. Most of them would rather be an artist, or even game designer. If they are not open to opportunities that allows even people from various field to help grow this industry, the harder for it to expand their market here to generate the kind of talent needed.