Horribly disorganized; and had me interview with an internal tools PM that quizzed me on a customer experience; he started by acknowledging to me verbally that he doesn’t know this world the best but he’d try to navigate the prompt on this. Ultimately, he said I wasn’t a fit, yet he openly admitted he wasn’t a fit to test and review my qualifications. So ridiculous.
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Asked me to brainstorm a few problem areas for products I love, then he switched out the key personas entirely and swapped in new ones to design for, yet the new ones were irrelevant.
It was super well done. The recruiter was extremely informed, and proactively led me through the process. Every step of the way. I ultimately didn't get the role, and they offered a call to walk through why.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Stripe
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Recruiter was top notch and extremely talented. Very meticulous and rigorous process but the team thoroughly prepares you for exactly what to expect, what to study, and what to focus on. The process leans more technical than most product interviews and that's because their product and users are technical. The interview definitely is a test to whether you can survive working at Stripe.
Call with recruiter. Call with hiring manager. Interview with peers. Peer interview was cancelled the morning of and the email came from a team member in india so I received it at 2am…
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Walk me through how your build a product from scratch