Sharkmob interview questions

Screening interview, hiring manager interview with HR present, wider team interview. The recruiter was great, no nonsense, very pleasant and engaged. Updated me regardless of the outcome in a timely manner. They were extremely efficient. The hiring manager I interviewed with was both extremely junior and naive. She appeared scatterbrained and having actually never dealt with internal politics as a manager before this role. I would not be surprised if she tried to develop herself using these interviews as a blueprint. At the time of interview, she was not responsible for navigating stakeholder relationships with senior management and expected this role would teach her, as per the job description. For the role specifically, they did not handle difficult topics well, even though it makes up a huge portion of the craft we work in. They asked how I would go about answering their project team's questions, but then expected this to be an operational answer without considering whether it was the right question to ask in the first place. Ultimately, she cited all my strengths as absent or missing, I got the impression she was insecure about her own skills, because she downplayed my experience. All the relevant skills listed in the job description, she decided they weren't important and did not ask me about, but then because she did not ask, she concluded that I didn't have that experience. It was really awkward and I felt the feedback was extremely disconnected. I expected more from someone coming from the user research discipline. I left the interview questioning how she'd be able to accurately extract and interpret insights for users if she can't even extract accurate data from my interview. Perhaps the most unprofessional interview I've ever had.

Thorough. Well structured with multiple stages. Stage one was with the Talent Acquisition department. Stage 2 was meeting the team. Stage 3 was meeting the lead. There was an art test too but it was more than reasonable for a qualified candidate.