Overall, a smooth interview process. Phone screen, another call with the hiring manager, an at home project assignment and then a final onsite interview. In regards to the assignment; Personally, I am happy to complete these types of assignments to showcase my work, however, when I received the instructions, I realized that this actually included 4 separate projects. (1. Analyzing Surfline product performance 2. Provide two new product proposals with business insights 3.) Provide a formal analysis of a product that you use 4.) Provide a comparative analysis between two new Surfline products. This is quite a bit of work to ask of a candidate. I believe that Surfline could have got just as much (if not more) out of asking me to complete one of these projects. When it came to the interview, only one person asked about the project, so I am not sure how much of an impact this had on the decision making process.

The interview process was overall positive, although quite long/drawn out, consisting of 5 interviews total, including an assignment. I was impressed with each member of the team that I got a chance to meet, as everyone was very thoughtful and intentional with the way they conducted interviews--from the first HR screening to the last session with the CEO, I felt my time was respected and appreciated. Unfortunately it didn't work out in the end, which caught me a bit off guard after the feedback and communication I received along the way. However, I have a deep respect for the way the Surfline team handled the process: they reached out in person and provided extremely thoughtful and thorough feedback, which was valid and also constructive.