Went through two rounds of interviews and was completely ghosted. Wouldn’t recommend wasting your time with them. They are extremely immature and don’t value your time. Avoid them at all cost
HR screening that talks about general questions
Technical interview that assesses skills in Python, data analytics, NLP, data engineering, etc.
Hiring manager interview that talks about more specifics of projects, team structure, etc.
Final interview with VP
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the technical interview, they will provide instructions document, and you have a week to provide response.
I applied online. The process took 7 weeks. I interviewed at TalkingPoints (San Francisco, CA) in May 2022
Interview
I had 6 total interviews and back-and-forth communications for a Product Manager role. The interview process took 7 weeks, and cumulatively about 20+ hours between interviews and interview prep.
1-Pre Screen with Hiring Manager
2-Interview with Hiring Manager
3-Interview with HR
4-Interview with Product Managers and rest of Team
5-Interview Presentation for Product Managers
6-Interview with Engineers
The Interview Presentation requires that you choose a web or mobile app and create a future focused product brief with two features. The features needed to be backed up with research, data, use cases, and high level business requirements.
I enjoyed connecting with the different team members. There are obviously really talented people here.
But, these are a few things that impacted my interview experience:
-Drawn out interview process became mentally exhausting and I answered many of the same questions each round.
-Follow up emails didn't indicate timeline, not much feedback throughout the process.
-Day of Interview Presentation my presentation was unexpectedly cut short from 45 min to 20 min. I had spent hours on it, and had made around 20 slides :(
-2 to 3 hours max was expected for presentation prep, but more time is required to realistically meet all requirements
During the 7 weeks of interviewing I took personal time off of work, used lunch breaks, accommodated a last minute interview during work hours, and rescheduled a vacation. The 7 weeks of interviewing and project would have felt justified if the salary were more competitive and stock options or other compensation were available. Additionally, I was under the impression that I was consistently the top candidate throughout the hiring process, and after 6 interviews. I would have really appreciated the transparency with there being other competitive candidates, giving me the option to bow out of the interview process sooner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
-Explain product development from inception to launch
-Challenging work experience
-Background and relevant experiences
-How do you organize and prioritize tasks?