I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Forward in Nov 2022
Interview
9 long rounds including a portfolio review, two whiteboard design challenges, 1 week take home design challenge, 5 1:1s (the whole process took 1.5 months in total). I talked to around 8 people from the company
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me the names of the companies you are recruiting with? Why would you recruit with Meta or Amazon, what meaningful work are they doing?
Portfolio application, recruiter call, designer interview with a case study, in office 3 part interview chat with engineer, white boarding with PM, and white boarding with the head of design
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Second white boarding problem with the head of design is "there is an 1000 floor elevator" with no additional context
Very long and tedious process. My last round (onsite) took almost the full day as the recruiter scheduled 1 hour breaks between each interview. I was just waiting around for the next person to join the call. The last person I talked to joined late and he seemed a bit condescending. I explained I didn't know much about healthcare but was interested in learning more, but that didn't seem enough.
I applied online. I interviewed at Forward in Feb 2023
Interview
Had respectful, honest, and inspiring conversations for all the steps (recruiter call, portfolio review, whiteboard exercises) until the on-site. One of the on-site interviews for culture fit was shocking and disappointing at how much the tone departed from the other interviews. The interviewer criticized the experiences on my resume and dismissed my personal reasons for believing in Forward's mission.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you define impact? What other companies are you interested in, and why?