I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Spotify (Stockholm, Stockholm) in Apr 2012
Interview
Applied for a product manager position online. Since the office is located in Sweden, all interviews were done on Skype. The recruiter took 2 weeks of back and forth to set up a 10 minute conversation with me about my background. It took a few follow up emails to see if she was still interested in moving forward with me. She replied after the second email very enthusiastically saying she wanted me to speak with the hiring manager. That process took another few weeks of back and forth email. The time of the call was changed 3 times then finally confirmed. When I finally Skyped with the manager, he seemed less than enthusiastic and seemed unprepared regarding my background. I never got a call back. They took way too long and I eventually got an offer from another high profile company.
I think Spotify is a company with a lot of promise, but their recruiting process is a bit unorganized. Be prepared to be dragged along for weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are your experiences working with platforms and APIs?
3 rounds. Phone screen with recruiter, convo with hiring manager, final round was 3 additional conversations with the team. Questions centered on previous experience, working with data, product strategy, etc.
It was good, for the period while it lasted. The main kicker though, was that they closed the role right in the middle of my interview process without communicating why.
Structured and professional. Assessments were tough but fair, making sure you could translate needs into features which drive product roadmaps and established milestones to measure against. Recruiters were flighty and like any big company they rely on their brand to have you want them
Product Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Spotify with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Manager roles take an average of 57 days to get hired, when considering 35 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Spotify overall takes an average of 39 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Spotify as a Product Manager according to 35 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 34%
One on one interview: 28%
Skills test: 14%
Group panel interview: 7%
Personality test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Other: 2%
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