I applied to Hubspot through the careers portal on their website & within a couple days received an email asking for my availability to do a phone screening with the recruiter. During the initial call, I was asked about my background and what I was looking for in my next role, as well as why I liked HubSpot specifically. The recruiter was super well versed on the design teams & the design culture at the company, which was really awesome. I asked about the typical interview process and the process was as follows: Recruiter phone screen > 1 hour hiring manager interview > Portfolio presentation/1:1 interviews with respective team. This was a really good green flag to me, because as most designers know, these processes can be super out of control, and I could tell the HubSpot process adapted to fit the need of candidates :) Within a day or 2, I was told the hiring manager wanted to move forward and I provided my availability & got scheduled. In the scheduling email, I was sent a PDF of how to prepare for my interview that was beyond helpful & informative. The 1:1 interview was pretty standard, we talked about the position itself, my background, their background, and I was asked a couple questions about my current process. We also walked through one of the case studies on my portfolio & talked through the details. At the end, the manager said that I would hear back soon. A couple days after that interview, I received an email from the recruiter that said they weren't going to move forward with me and obviously that sucked- but it was nice to hear back in under a week! Overall it was a good process & everyone was communicative.

After handing in my CV I had a recruiter reaching out for an initial interview. It clearly stated that there is no preparation needed for this round. Recruiter call was on the phone and quite impersonal with a standard script. The recruiter provided all the basic information you would expect from a call like that so I got a clear picture of the set up, team and company. I was then asked to walk them through a project of mine which came as a surprise, considering the ‘no preparation needed’ statement on the invite. Overall friendly call but please be more upfront what you’re expecting of candidates during this interview.