I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify (Chicago, IL)
Interview
The recruiter was over 5 minutes late to the call, very unengaged, didn't ask any follow-up questions, just the standard questions they likely need to ask, wouldn't answer any of my questions for 'confidentiality' reasons, and ended the call 5 minutes before it was scheduled to end, saying she needed to "prep for another meeting". I get I might not have been a fit, but at least pretend.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What departments do you support? Why are you looking for a new job? Why are you interested in Shopify? A question regarding DEI recruiting.
Unconventional which seemed Ok at first. The place had a real cult of personality vibe to it. Everyone was nice, but I really did get the sense of a "we are holier than thou feeling".
I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Aug 2024
Interview
The process was unnecessarily long, lacked direction and at times irrelevant. The technical test was essentially a 3 question test on excel functions.
The life story was one of the strangest interviews I have been involved in. The recruiter came off as arrogant and disinterested. At times I felt like they were just gathering information on my previous employers. Judging by some of the comments on their company culture, I'm glad I dodged a bullet.
Zero feedback received too which says it all about their culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you are good enough to work for Shopify?
The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Shopify in Jul 2024
Interview
The recruitment process I went through was quite interesting and involved several stages. First, I completed an online test that evaluated my behavioral and logical skills. After that, I had an online meeting with the recruiter. This was followed by another online session specifically designed to test my data skills. Then, there was a life story interview, and the last stage was a reverse life story interview. I received feedback within about 1.5 weeks.
Recruiter applicants have rated the interview process at Shopify with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 15% positive. To compare, the company-average is 45.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Recruiter roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 13 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Shopify overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Shopify as a Recruiter according to 13 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
One on one interview: 39%
Skills test: 17%
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