The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gigwalk (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
The interview process has three rounds, a phone screen with HR, an onsite with the team, and a final round with the hiring manager. The process moved quickly. The organization was focused on getting me to highlight my work ethic, why I wanted to work at a startup, and what I could bring to the team as a whole. I didn't feel like they were pressuring me too much numbers, but I'd imagine my references were asked.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Gigwalk (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2014
Interview
The interview process was casual and friendly when compared to the standard VC backed tech startup interview process. I still had to answer a series of questions, both focused on my past experiences and my personality, but I came out of the process unharmed. The recruiter found my information on LinkedIn, shot me a message, and we went from there.
The initial phone screening was with the recruiter, where she explained a lot about the company, and I related it to my previous work. My resume fit the job description very well so the conversation was smooth and I was quickly passed over to the Director of Product.
The second meeting was again over phone, this time with the Director of Product, and she had a series of questions focused on the few things I didn't have experience with, and why I thought I could survive in this environment even without those skills. This may seem scary, but I had my head on straight and worked through the questions one by one. I appreciate that this was the focus as I had never worked for a company this small, and it was a good self check for me to make sure this is in fact the direction I wanted to go. Overall, this call was mostly focused on my work experience.
Soon after that I met with the Director of Product for lunch, where we focused less on work and had more or less a simple lunch conversation focused on what we do in our past times and discussed why we moved to SF and where we came from. It was at this point that I learned that our personalities were very similar and this could potentially be a very good mutual fit.
Finally, I came into the office to meet the CEO, COO, and VP of Engineering. It was quite obvious at that point that I was interviewing them vs vice versa, and once that clicked the conversations were very smooth. All 3 asked me fairly tough questions that I had to work through, but overall the vibe was very friendly.
I personally think this type of interview process brings a much better vibe to the company, as I find that people work harder when they know it's for the good of the company vs for their survival. I enjoyed the process and am quite content with the company as I've been there for a few months now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for a company this small? (30 people)
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Gigwalk in Feb 2014
Interview
My interview process for me was great. Much of the interview really showed that they were as equally interested in the intangible qualities a new member can offer just as much as their skills on paper.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is your current salary and what do you want to make? Talking about past or current salaries seems irrelevant when comparing it to the position being filled and the qualifications of the interviewee.