I didn't even get an interview, but Palantir sent an automatic email confirming receipt of my application, and a follow-up email the next business day letting me know that I wouldn't be getting an interview. That's a basic courtesy that I wish more companies would extend to applicants.
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Note that the application form requires writing samples and an online portfolio.
Was interviewed by the hiring manager who was rude and didn't provide much clarity on role. Would avoid as seems like very chaotic environment and not a typical content team.
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What's been an interesting campaign / project you have worked on?
A video interview with the company's Head of Content at their London HQ. The interview itself was very respectful, friendly, and thorough and the follow-up message was reasonably swift. Overall a positive experience.
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Q: Tell me a time when you managed to execute a project successfully on behalf of key stakeholders.
I applied through other source. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies in Feb 2022
Interview
A Content Strategist (not a recruiter) reached out to me on LinkedIn, then we had a 25-minute conversation. After this, I had to submit an application that included some writing and a resume. After this, I submitted a writing sample from my portfolio. Then, I was sent 2 exercises to complete in a 24-hour time period. I was told not to spend more than 1.5 hours on the 2 exercises, which was not a realistic request given that the company sent me 6 videos to watch beforehand and each exercise demanded significant thinking and creativity. After this, I had a 3-hour video interview (1 hour with each of 3 interviewers). I enjoyed learning about the company but overall this process was a massive time suck.
Because I had spent over 12 hours of my one, precious life on application activities for this company, when I was rejected, I asked if they would be willing to provide 1-2 bullet points of feedback for me. No response (this last item is what puts the interview experience in 'neutral'– like really, you couldn't have spent one minute letting me know one thing I could work on in the future?).
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Tell us how you measured the success of the piece of content you submitted to us.