I applied online. I interviewed at FLF Product Design in Aug 2020
Interview
Meet with team leaders to share purposes and understand the team and the company values.
Then, only sorted candidates go through a technical capability test.
Finally, everyone meets for a culture review.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you expect from our company culture?
If you have to choose between either performance or value, which one do you prefer?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at FLF Product Design
Interview
I was introduced to the company and role through a friend who was working here at the time. I had an initial chat with her about my goals and what I was looking for in a job to see if it aligned with what the company was looking for too.
I then had a call with the founder of the company to share more about myself, my visions, values, and goals for the future. After this step, I was invited to do a writing test to see what my capabilities were.
This was the first time I had done an interview where my resume was barely referenced or brought up. While they had seen my resume, the conversations we had were focused entirely on what I want to do and where I want to go in my career versus what I had already done. I really appreciated this because it was the first time I really felt they were interested in me rather than my credentials, and this showed me how valuable their long-term vision is to the company. They were really looking for someone who could help drive purpose and passion towards a vision through their work, and I think being so forward-looking when in the hiring process is crucial to that.
However, none of that is to say they didn’t care about my actual skills, either. I was given a prompt to write a piece on and from that they finally offered me the role.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What drives the work you do?
What are you passionate about?
Can you prepare a sample write-up for us?