I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England) in Jun 2012
Interview
asked about clients, market and technology, the leadership talked a lot about the requirement for the VP position, their goals and how many customers they need and CEOs they want to meet. However, in 11 years old company the leadership does not know any CEO in the world because stay only in their offices in London and Boston.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
basic, they leadership talks more than ask, they think Canonical is the best company in the world. When asked about the revenue for 11 years old company they lie
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Canonical (London, England) in Oct 2011
Interview
Recruiter led interviews with key executives and technical team members. Very pleasant team, most interviews done by phone (not even video) with a final interview in person (pushed for by me) - had I not pushed they would have hired sight unseen (think of your coworkers being hired that way.
Vice President applicants have rated the interview process at Canonical with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 14.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Vice President roles take an average of 75 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Canonical overall takes an average of 51 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Canonical as a Vice President according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 25%
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
Personality test: 13%
Skills test: 13%
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