I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Lightspeed (Montreal, QC) in Aug 2020
Interview
Completed a 5-round interview process for a Senior Program Manager position with the Talent Acquisition team (twice), the hiring manager, future coworkers and future stakeholders. This gave me the chance to really understand the role and get a sense of the work environment. Everyone was friendly, welcoming, and made for a great experience. The interviews were quite balanced i.e. 50% capabilities, 50% fit.
The Talent Acquisition team coordinated the process very closely and provided timely updates (immediately after each interview), which was much appreciated and definitely contributed to the positive experience. The team also provided guidelines on the objectives/expectations of each interview that allowed for better preparation and resulted in more "productive" interviews and discussions for both the interviewers and myself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you walk us through a program that you managed and explain what was your approach, challenges, etc.?
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Lightspeed
Interview
From the time I applied, 5 interviews to receiving the offer it was 9 days, it was so fast and effective (Lightspeed!). The calls were effective, natural, positive focused, and I smiled throughout the whole process. I've interviewed in many companies across many industries and Lightspeed raised the bar by a mile on what and how others companies should be conducting themselves.
Can't shake the feeling of being asked at length by the hiring manager about my childcare arrangement. Where my husband works, who will go get my 'young children' etc. Let's not propagate this line of questioning for women.
Otherwise met very nice people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The hours I expect to work and who would pick up my children from daycare.
Thank you for your feedback - our working mothers (and fathers) are an integral part of our team and success, and we wouldn't have it any other way. Our goal is to support and accommodate our working parents however we can. We're sorry this was misunderstood in your interview, and we're grateful you spoke up to allow us to correct it, as we wouldn’t want any candidate to feel otherwise.
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