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      Project Manager Interview

      Apr 26, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Canonical in Apr 2023

      Interview

      The first step in the process was a long written interview. The hiring contact said to think of this as my elevator pitch, however, there were 30 questions to answer on this. Questions ranged from how I performed in my high school classes (well over 10 years ago) to key competitors for the company.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Example questions included: Who do you think are key competitors to Canonical? How do you think Canonical should plan to win that race? At high school or university, describe your achievements that were considered exceptional by colleagues and staff.
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      Thank you for applying to Canonical and for completing our process. I can see that you did not receive an offer on this occasion, but would like to wish you the best of luck with your onward career journey!

      Other Project Manager Interview Reviews for Canonical

      Project Manager Interview

      May 1, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      I recently completed Canonical's application process for an Enterprise Project Manager role. The application itself was a significant time suck, but what I found most troubling were questions about high school mathematics and language performances, including requests to justify answers with standardised test scores and academic rankings. High school performance has nothing to do with professional aptitude. Many talented, capable people have disrupted educations, working multiple jobs to get through college, raising families while studying, or coming from underprivileged backgrounds. GPA and high school test scores do not reflect intelligence or ability. They reflect circumstances. These questions are discriminatory in their impact, even if unintentional. We are years past COVID, which exposed every inequality in our education system. For a company that prides itself on global diversity and inclusion, these questions send the opposite message.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      I have no idea if I'll be asked for an interview.
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      Project Manager Interview

      Feb 15, 2026
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      The interview process was thorough, but not overwhelming or too long. They focused on skills and experience, rather than asking trick questions. Interviewer was warm and friendly, I enjoyed the experience

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell us about the most impactful project you’ve handled
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      Product Manager Interview

      Jul 31, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Canonical

      Interview

      Just after applying for a role, they send you an email with lots of questions to complete a written submissions (when I say a lot of questions, I mean 6 sections with at least 5 questions each). They ask you not to use any AI or assistant to make it true and honest. I spent around 1 hour to answer every question. All to get an rejection "no-reply" email on the next day without any detailed feedback on why I was rejected.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      6 categories: Engineering experience (7 questions, like "Describe your experience with enterprise infrastructure and application management, either as a user running enterprise operations, or as a vendor targeting the enterprise market"). Management experience (4 questions like "Describe the daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly habits you expect in a well-run software engineering team, for individuals and the team"). Industry leadership experience (4 questions like "Describe your experience using content to generate interest in your product") Canonical context (5 questions like "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? Are there any elements of the company goals that you are unsure about?") Education (9 questions like "Can you make a case that you are in the top 5% in your academic year, or top 1%, or even higher? If so, please outline that case. Make reference where possible to standardised testing results at regional or national level, or university entrance results. Please explain any specific grading system used"). Domain-specific questions (10 domains, each one with specific questions, like "AI/ML & MLOps - Describe where you see the market for AI/ML & MLOps going over the next 5 years?"
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      Canonical interviews FAQs

      • Project Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Canonical with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 7% positive. To compare, the company-average is 14.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
      • Candidates applying for Project Manager roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 14 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 Project Manager according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:

        IQ intelligence test:  27%

        Phone interview:  17%

        Personality test:  17%

        One on one interview:  17%

        Skills test:  10%

        Background check:  3%

        Group panel interview:  3%

        Drug test:  3%

        Presentation:  3%

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