I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at X in Jun 2016
Interview
June 6th, 2016 - I applied online through directly through Twitter Careers website.
June 13th, 2016 - A recruiter contacts me with a few questions about my immigration status (I'm not a US citizen) and asking for my availability for a 30 minute call. I replied right away.
June 14th, 2016 - Another recruiter confirms the time and day for the phone interview. She said I would be talking with the manager. She's even provided his name and position. She said this would be an exploratory phone call. The call was scheduled to June 17th, 2016.
June 17th, 2016 - It was a quick call. The manager spoke most of the time. He talked about the teams he was leading and the ones that had openings for. Really cool, by the way. It got me even more excited about the possibility of joining Twitter. Then he asked me to (1) tell him about my background, (2) talk about a project I worked on and (3) what I expected for my next position. The quality of the call was not good. At one point, in the middle of my talking, my phone rang again. It was him saying that the call got disconnected but he could hear me. He said we run out of time asked me if I had any quick question for him. I only had time to go over items (1) and (2). He ended the call by saying the recruiter would send me feedback. Upon finishing the call, I sent a Thank You note.
Weird fact: Fifteen minutes after the call, I received an email titled "Your application for User Researcher at Twitter". The email came from a standard "no-reply" address, but it was completely empty. I did not know what to do about it.
June 27th, 2016. I sent out an email to the recruiter to follow up. The recruiter replied saying that the team decided I was not a good fit.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
(1) tell me about my background
(2) talk about a project you worked
(3) what do you expected for your next position?
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at X (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2018
Interview
I'm only 1/3 through with the interview process. So far, I've had a video interview with the recruiter. Next, I will have a video interview with a user experience researcher. If I pass that stage I will have a video interview with the head of user research. The final stage will be an intense on-site interview including a 1-hr presentation.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at X in Jan 2018
Interview
Phone interview - the job description said associate level, but the interviewer said they were looking for senior level. They seemed to find me personable, but they were looking for someone with a lot more experience. They definitely seemed to be in a rush to get off the phone, like I was wasting their time, but I had just responded to the public job description they provided so I'm not sure why they contacted me for the i'view in the first place.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at X (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2017
Interview
I had two video interviews and a final presentation. The two interviews are about discussion of your projects and also being given a hypothetical situation and need to give a research design. The final presentation is given 48 hours beforehand and a detailed problem-solving question. You need to come up with your research design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would analyze the negative impacts of Twitter Ad
User Experience Researcher applicants have rated the interview process at X with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 20% positive. To compare, the company-average is 39.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for User Experience Researcher roles take an average of 18 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at X overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at X as a User Experience Researcher according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Presentation: 17%
Skills test: 17%
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