I applied online. I interviewed at HelloFresh (Berlin) in Sep 2020
Interview
I applied for a Senior Product Designer role in Berlin. All the people I interviewed were such good listeners with a very positive attitude. This is so important for candidate experience. If you have the matching skills, if you are well prepared and really willing to get the job, most of the time it goes smoothly but this is not a one-sided story. The interviewers can bring out the best in potential candidates with basic techniques and a little empathy. I think in that sense Hello Fresh is doing a great job. Even though if I wasn't hired, I would have ended the process with a very positive feeling about Hello Fresh. I thank everyone who was involved in my process for their support!
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
The first interview is with the talent acquisition manager to get to know the candidate better as a person and a designer.
I was given a design challenge regarding one of Hello Fresh's products to see how I approach a design problem and then how I communicate it with the audience.
The home-take exercise was too long and based on a real company problem. It means, essentially, that applicants are supposed to provide ideas for the company's problem for free. I consider it disrespectful. It is so easy to come up with imaginary exercises to test a candidate's ability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design features to solve their low customer-lifetime problem.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at HelloFresh (Berlin) in Oct 2020
Interview
I was first interviewed by Owen (Talent Acquisition Manager), then I had a nice talk with Jenna and Guilherme (Design Lead) and lastly, by the VP of Design - Jake.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The VP Jake asked me how would I take feedback from people such as himself that doesn't' have much experience in illustration or motion, for example. How would I take feedbacks like that?
I applied online. I interviewed at HelloFresh (Berlin)
Interview
The Interview process was very transparent. Everyone was helpful and polite.
Stage 1 - I had a call with the recruiter to understand more about the role and its requirements. The recruiter was very friendly and professional
Stage 2 - I was sent a Design Challenge
Stage 3 - After submitting my results for the challenge, I was contacted for a follow-up session with two design leaders in the company. I presented my challenge results as well as one case study for my portfolio.
Stage 4 - I Then had a meeting with a Director of product to discuss more about the role and expectations
Stage 5 - The last session was with the Director of design to understand more about myself as well as Design within HelloFresh.
After this, a meeting was scheduled to discuss an offer. In this meeting, I also got feedback and was able to give my feedback on the process as well.
Overall, my experience was very pleasant, everyone was open, willing to help and very friendly.
