Candidates applying for Product Designer roles take an average of 43 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Forward overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Forward as a Product Designer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 23%
Presentation: 23%
Phone interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 15%
Skills test: 15%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Forward (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2023
Interview
Really long. I had 5 interviews and only got about halfway through the interview process. Recruiter, portfolio presentation, two whiteboardings, and a 1:1 with eng. Didn’t receive any feedback and was ignored when I politely asked. Longest interview process I have ever been through. OBSESSED with you being obsessed with them. More so than any place I’ve spoken to.
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?