I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Slack in Oct 2018
Interview
Slack's process was one of the most in-depth I've experienced. They're extremely thorough in their review of your work history and ensuring that there's a cultural fit. Overall I had more than 10 scheduled interviews plus ongoing phone calls with the internal recruiter. Each conversation built on the last, and there was a clear path to the final decision.
They adopted a behavioral interview style, asking for examples of particular capabilities and attributes. With each meeting, I could see in the interviewer the enthusiasm, intelligence and humility that is so important to Slack's culture. While the questions were sometimes rigorous, the conversations were free-flowing and the team went out of their way to make me comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about how you built the plan you're presenting? Who worked on it with you? How did you align all of the stakeholders across the business to this plan?
Applied online. A couple weeks later a recruiter reached out via email to set up phone screening. Next was a 30 min phone interview with the hiring manager. She showed up over 10+ minutes late and seemed rushed & uninterested the entire time. Questions were generic and read straight from a list (not necessary bad in itself - that does standardize interviews). But things got worse when she abruptly ended the call early to, in her words, get ready for her next meeting.
Didn't hear anything from Slack for a couple weeks so I followed up with the recruiter, but heard nothing back. Ghosted. Even an automatically generated 'Thanks but no thanks' email would have been appreciated.
I love the platform so I was excited about the opportunity, but now my perception of Slack as a company has changed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a field marketing program you've developed.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Slack
Interview
Very Disappointing - spent over 2 months. 2 phone screens 5 video calls and a take home assignment. When the time came, they chose someone else because my background didn't align with what they wanted. That would've been clear after 1 call, they had my resume. I felt strung along and that they had no respect for me. I expect they get a ton of great candidates because the company is doing so well, but they could've just told me they were going another way much sooner. They wasted a lot of my time.