I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airtable in May 2022
Interview
1) Phone screen with recruiter
2) 45 minute Zoom interview with hiring manager
3) Mock QBR with hiring manager and two peers
4) Product exercise with implementation manager
5) Cross collaboration interview with implementation manager
The entire process took a month. They moved quickly with their decision to move you to the next interview round. The mock QBR was the most difficult part of the entire process as they want you to review metrics and utilization without providing mock metrics to base your assumptions off of.
You receive a GrubHub gift card for your time which is a nice touch.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time where your manager asked you to do something that you felt was unfair.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airtable (Philadelphia, PA) in Jun 2022
Interview
Very similar to what you've read here:
- Screening call/interview with hiring manager
- Multi-step second interview with: 1) Additional hiring manager interview, mock EBR, product walkthrough with an implementation consultant
- References
- Call with head of dept
The interview process requires an unreasonable amount of work. I made it through and to the final interview with the head of the department, but not before they contacted my references.
The final interview apparently didn't go well because it didn't result in an offer. I thought the dept head was pretty arrogant, which is odd because there's so much emphasis on humility at the company.
What bothered me beyond everything else was that they contacted my references and wasted their time for a process that didn't ultimately end up with an offer. It was incredibly inappropriate and the follow up from Airtable afterwards, after all the time spent in the process, was weak.
I stewed on the entire thing for a couple of weeks but I think they did me a favor and to their credit, I wasn't a good fit. Airtable is looking for robots--people they can mold/morph into what THEY think a great CSM is. That isn't me and I'm glad they passed on my candidacy--I found a job a month later for the same money that was a great fit.
I doubt they read these, but for the love of god--do NOT contact references unless an offer is coming. It's horribly unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to persuade an executive to do something.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Airtable (Denver, CO) in May 2022
Interview
1. Phone Screen with Recruiter
2. Interview with HM
3. 4 hour interview- again with HW, Product Exercise and Mock Adoption Review
I’ve interviewed with many companies throughout my career, and this was easily one of the worst, most disorganized processes ever. Over the 3 weeks I interviewed, I worked with literally 5 different recruiters. They rescheduled who I was meeting with numerous times. They then told me that I would hear back the next day, and of course I didn’t- I had to follow up only be told that my “background and experience would not set me up for success in the role.”
Overall- pretty sure I dodged a bullet here. Don’t bother wasting your time like I did. Only good part was the GrubHub gift card they send you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time where you received negative feedback