Initial Phone Interview and then had to do a take home project. I learned more about the position and realize that it didn't align with what I wanted. Decided to not move on with the process
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Skillz (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2023
Interview
I was recruiter via LinkedIn and this is what the process looked like 1. HR Phone Interview - typical call asking about my background. Note that the person I talked to on the phone was different than the person I was emailing back and forth with at the time 2. Skills Assessment - They give you 3 assignments and you have up to 4 hours to complete, these can be done outside of regular work hours. One is a 15 minute math challenge with 15 questions. It was like taking the SATs all over again. The other two were SQL questions and a case study 3. Zoom Call with Hiring Manager - talked about my experience and asked why I wanted to join skillz. They asked a lot about the product and games themselves 4. Second Round Interview - I was told to come into the office for five interviews. Four out of the five interviews were via a zoom link so I already thought that was weird that they physically wanted me to come in. I did the first 3 interviews and then was scheduled for a lunch break. After lunch I go back to the meeting room where someone from HR comes in and tells me that “they are done here.” I tried to ask why but they wouldn’t answer and just told me that the interview process is over and to call the recruiter I had been talking to. I asked if I could take the call in the meeting room and they said no, you have to take it in the lobby. I take the call and there is absolutely zero feedback, just the classical answer that they are moving forward with other candidates. After I get off the call the HR person watches me leave the building. I was treated as if I was stealing something?? oh yah they also asked for my username on the platform. Which i thought was super weird?? Thankfully I never created an account and it was just a guest account I had been using. Overall, I am super disappointed that interviewing with companies has come to this. I don’t understand how they can treat candidates with so much disrespect and get away with it. Will never apply here again, and would not recommend to others.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
showed an A/B test and asked which variant would generate the most revenue
Initial phone screen and then two separate super days of 2 hours (Round 2 and then Round 3). Very large time investment, and consistently changed the role interviewing for / salary range during the process before saying they weren't hiring any positions altogether.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: General personal interview background questions followed by various cases / thought exercises
Reading other reviews I now believe they are doing market research and are probably not in earnest looking to hire but gather data. They expect you to spend 3-4 hours on a project on top of all the other interview rounds and quant test.
Analyst applicants have rated the interview process at Skillz with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 9% positive. To compare, the company-average is 19.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Analyst roles take an average of 34 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Skillz overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Skillz as a Analyst according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Presentation: 19%
Group panel interview: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Personality test: 10%
Background check: 10%
Other: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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