Couldn't fault the friendliness and professionalism of the talent manager in particular, as well as the interviewers. Everyone was very engaged and we had some great, open discussions about the role. Marketing is a very important part of the business (which is refreshing) and everyone clearly pulls their weight and has high expectations put on their shoulders.
Culture fit is obviously extremely important to them, and it showed through questions surrounding work ethic, personality traits, and wanting someone who could do a long length of service.
All the interviews were on time, and communication throughout was excellent. In fact, I went through all interview rounds in just one week, which is far faster than other interview processes I've encountered.
However, because the process was very fast, it was extremely intensive and took a lot of time and effort. I had to put my job search on hold during this time to keep up with the pace of interviews, interview prep and the task. This meant losing out on a week's worth of job hunting in January. I was very keen on the role, and they seemed keen on me (pacing and great feedback each round), so I went with it and put in the effort.
I was expecting a task to be set, however the length of time this took was far greater than any other I have completed to date. It took me the best part of two days to complete - I was assigned it on a Thursday evening and was expected to hand it in first thing on a Monday morning, meaning it ate into my weekend as well. Most interview tasks I've completed in the past have taken no longer than half a day or even a few hours. This one required producing several assets and a video, with no specific copy/icons/assets provided with the brief (so I had to spend even more time sourcing these myself, effectively building a marketing campaign and copywriting to boot, which isn’t part of the job description). On top of this, I had to prepare a presentation about my work and process.
Evidence of my ability, experience and process are all in my portfolio, so a much shorter task would have sufficed, and earlier in the process to save candidates time if they’re not a fit.
I have absolutely no gripes about the people I encountered here, everyone was delightful and the company seems like a very good place to work, if you can handle the workload. The overall process could definitely do with some improvement, however, and a far better understanding of the design function as a whole. Good, strategic, and thoughtful work takes time.
