I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Voyanta (London, England)
Interview
Introduced to the CEO, Software Architect and Before coming in to interview I was asked to do an online coding test, which I aced.
They asked what I knew about the company and explained
In my follow up interview I was invited to meet the CEO who was extremely cordial.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For the interview I was asked to demonstrate some of my previous work, and explain how some of it worked (they wanted to assess whether I understood what I was using and not just a cut-and-paste coder).
I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Voyanta (London, England) in Aug 2016
Interview
Job agency approached via LinkedIn. After i expressed my interest, recruiter setup a phone screen.
First Round of Interview: Basic questions around, what are you currently working on, why are you interested in this position, how do you keep yourself updated about new trends/technologies in Technical communication etc...
Second Round of Interview: After the phone screen, i was asked to submit some work samples, which I did and was scheduled for another interview with a lead technical writer and senior technical writer based in the U.S. Interview went very well. Some scenario based questions, example, how did you deal with a difficult SME? How does your perfect day at work look like? Have you heard of Information Mapping?Are you familiar with RoboHelp or Madcap Flare?
Third round: A written test. Some text was sent to me in a txt.file and I was asked to rewrite the text for a user guide. I had to make it directive, clear and concise, using any writing structure that will be helpful to the user.
Final round: With the Voyanta product manager and BA in London. Questions around mostly how I get my work done, challenges, what I am looking for in my new job, qualities/behavior of people that irritate me around work space, reason for looking out for opportunities, what are my hobbies outside of work, qualities I look for in my manager etc.
Interview process was very smooth. The recruitment agency, talentminded is based in Canada. The recruiter was very professional and not pushy or bossy like other recruiters. Really enjoyed talking to all the parties involved in the interview process. Everyone was very helpful in giving information about the company and the product. Seemed liked an interesting cloud-based application. I was offered the job but couldn't accept it as I had decided to stay back with my current employer..
How does your perfect day at work look like? Have you heard of Information Mapping?Are you familiar with RoboHelp or Madcap Flare? What is an API? Give us an example?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Voyanta (London, England) in Mar 2016
Interview
Telephone interview, from Canada (for a London based job). Felt very competent, well experienced, and altogether 'safe pair of hands' interviewer albeit from a general HR perspective rather than coal-face familiarity with the actual job.
I guess they know what they're looking for but very frustrating and sad not to progress beyond the initial telephone screening as I'd really set my heart on getting in.
Would ideally have liked some sort of real world "how would you tackle ..." type questions or even written/online tests, so as to have left me with a better sense of having either proved or disproved ability and enthusiasm for the position, however skilled the more generalist interviewer may have been.
I took the modern day step of emailing for any further feedback but not heard anything as yet, which to be fair I'm not really expecting because why would an employer need or want to get into such a debate with someone after making their decision.
Interview wasn't really in London but this page forces an answer and London was the least inappropriate that I could get to be accepted by the pre-submission page rules.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What five key things (later clarified as bullet points) would you look for in a new job?