Program Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Techstars with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 27% positive. To compare, the company-average is 44.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Program Manager roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Techstars overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Techstars as a Program Manager according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 34%
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 17%
Background check: 10%
Other: 7%
Group panel interview: 3%
Personality test: 3%
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I applied through other source. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Techstars (Boulder, CO) in Feb 2018
Interview
Overall I had 5 interviews over the span of 2 months:
1. w/ Recruiter(30 min phone) - Then I was instructed to do a 10 page power point for next interview
2. w/ Techstars prev. Prog. Mgr.(30 min Google Chat)
3. w/ hiring manager (30 min phone)
4. w/ hiring manager (30 min Google chat) - at this point was told that aside from some corporate red tape that needed to get done, I would be recommended for the job. Then I found out a few days later I had another interview to do.
5. w/VP of Ops. (30 min Google chat)
It was a very difficult process mentally and heart breaking to be made to feel like I had the job and then found out via a 2 line email two weeks later that I did not get the job. Awful.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Techstars
Interview
Casual and laidback process. It was roughly 6 stages. The whole thing moved pretty quickly but we completed it within a month. They will try to lowball you especially if you are black.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Techstars (London, England) in Aug 2024
Interview
Recruiter interview for 10mins and then hiring manager 30mins.
this was supposed to be followed by a colleague interview.
In the end position was frozen but I only heard about it later. Recruiter was not accessible.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you needed to organise a program or an event end to end
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Techstars (Amsterdam) in Jan 2024
Interview
After the second interview, the company completely ghosted me, which is unsurprising given the previous comments. The call with the recruiter was pleasant and positive, however, I had a completely different experience with the current program manager. First of all, she was asking literally the same questions as the recruiter did, she also made me feel real quick that I was not suitable for this job (which raises the question of why they even invited me to have a second one)...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Run through your experiences that can be beneficial for this job.