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      User Researcher Interview

      Jul 18, 2018
      Anonymous employee
      San Francisco, CA

      Other User Researcher Interview Reviews for Thumbtack

      User Researcher Interview

      Feb 23, 2021
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Thumbtack (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2018

      Interview

      I was introduced to a designer at the company who invited me to grab a coffee at the office. At that first meeting several people from the design and research team stopped by and introduced themselves and I had an opportunity to get a sense for what the role was about. I was intrigued and asked to be referred for the current opening for a User Researcher. The next day I got a call from a recruiter saying they wanted to move forward and explaining the entire journey. The recruiter was very professional and caring and answered some sensitive questions that I had. I then had two 30 min onsite interviews with other researchers, followed by a 3 hour onsite with a broader team (portfolio review, mock research activity, culture fit assessment, lunch). Throughout the process the recruiter kept me up to date on all developments, scheduled the next round of interviews super quickly, and made me feel very cared for. The best experience I've had (and I applied for 30+ jobs in the past 4 months...).

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Have you ever had a stakeholder/client ask you to conduct research to answer a question that can't be answered (within that time frame or with the budget at hand)? If so, what did you do?
      Answer question

      Question 2

      How do you imagine collaborating with the other functions on your team (PMs, engineers, designers, analysts)?
      Answer question
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Thumbtack (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      First-round is a talk with a recruiter, very easy - don't study for this. Asks mostly about interests, one technical question. The next round is with a senior researcher, asking technical questions. Next, are some more interviews with the research time, followed by an on-site.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Do you prefer qualitative or quantitative research
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      Thumbtack response
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      We're happy to see that your time with us was a positive experience. We appreciate you taking the chance to share about your time with us and we wish you all best.