I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Canonical
Interview
The stages include: - Resume and initial portfolio review - Written interview and standard psychometric assessment - Interviews and a project management challenge - Potentially, executive stakeholder interviews Don't expect to talk to a human before the take-home exercise. Yes, that's right. Until there you are alone with a bunch of forms.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Please describe a case where you found a simple solution to a complex problem. Please describe a change you implemented in your current team or organisation to meet the needs of your users. What has been the result? Describe any experience you have designing for expert, technical users. How do you think you need to adapt your design thinking for this audience? How do you balance deep thinking and long term strategy with rapid iterations? Explain your use of a design system. How did it move you forward, and how did it hold you back? Describe the ways in which you, as a designer, typically collaborate with engineering colleagues. What are the opportunities and pitfalls?
Outline your thoughts on the mission of Canonical. What is it about the company's purpose and goals which is most appealing to you? What is risky or unappealing? Why do you most want to work for Canonical? Who do you think are Canonical's most significant competitors, and what do we need to improve in order to be a more effective player? Which Canonical products and services would you most like to work on?
In high school, how did you rank competitively in maths and hard sciences? Which was your strongest? In high school, how did you rank competitively in languages and the arts? Which was your strongest? What sort of high school student were you? Outside of class, what were your interests and hobbies? What would your high school peers remember you for, if we asked them Which university and degree did you choose? What others did you consider, and why did you select that one? At university, did you do particularly well at any area of your degree? Overall, what was your degree result and how did that reflect on your ability? In high school and university, what did you achieve that was exceptional? What leadership roles did you take on during your education?
Very long, many many steps, in depth, asking questions from a long time ago in the past, but helps understand the company very very well. Need to speak to engineers, hiring mangers, etc. There's also a take-home task involved
Unnecessarily long, did a total of 7 interviews and 3 assessments only to be rejected at the end with no feedback. You will also be required to do a take home assessment
Went through 5 rounds of interviews only to be ignored afterwards. Initial calls were good but I was essentially meeting with everyone from the initial and answering the same questions on repeat. Then waas told there would be another 2 stages and a cast study from there. Very long process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic experience questions and knowledge on product
UX Designer applicants have rated the interview process at Canonical with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 8% positive. To compare, the company-average is 14.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for UX Designer roles take an average of 30 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 UX Designer according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
Phone interview: 13%
Personality test: 13%
IQ intelligence test: 10%
Other: 10%
One on one interview: 10%
Background check: 7%
Group panel interview: 3%
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