Slide Inc Interview Questions & Reviews

Interviewed Aug 2009 in San Francisco, CA (took 2 weeks)

This was more like a brain dump and "homework" than an interview. Their recruiter passed me (and other candidates) a series of questions telling me to be prepared for an interview on Monday. This meant, I had to do the "homework" over the weekend. They gave me a list of products and questions, telling me to know these products well (including competitors). I spent hours preparing over the weekend and then, on Monday, they said, "Oh, we've changed the questions...You need to answer this question now" -- and no phone interview yet.

So, I spent another hour answering their question, "If you had all the resources you needed, what kind of product would you create?" It was an extremely thorough answer and it was clear I understood the nuances of their product requirements.

They came back and said, "Not detailed enough. We want to know exactly what your product would be like...." In other words, they wanted me to divulge my ideas -- for free! No guarantees on an interview or hire. And they get all these nice ideas from very smart people in writing. What a waste of time for me. They could have learned so much about me by just talking with me. But clearly those were not their goals...(read on).

To strengthen my experience, my friend, who interviewed in person with Slide said that the guy just kept jotting down notes on what she said, her ideas. What kind of interview is that? We both find this company highly suspicious.

Clearly, this company thinks a bit TOO highly of itself. What are they doing with our ideas...???