I interviewed for a Principal Product Manager role after reaching out directly to the CEO and being connected to the hiring manager. The initial conversations were positive, and I was asked to proceed through a recruiter screening followed by a case study.
I invested time completing and submitting the case study with a trackable link. However, I did not receive any response for over two weeks. After following up with both the recruiter and the hiring manager, I was told that a rejection email had been sent earlier, which I never received.
Additionally, based on the analytics of the submitted material, it appeared that my case study had not been reviewed.
Overall, the process lacked transparency and basic communication. Candidates are asked to invest meaningful time, but the company does not demonstrate the same level of respect in return.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mostly behavioral and background followed by a case study.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Flex Storage
Interview
I had conversations with three individuals during the process: an HR screener, the part-time CTO, and the founding product manager based in Israel. Unfortunately, after those discussions, the team completely ghosted me and never followed up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about some of the products that you've worked on.
How would you design/redesign Google Slide Templates
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Flex Storage (Tel Aviv)
Interview
cto wasted my time by postponing the interview to next week and by being late to the interview. then quickly mentioned that there is another candidate with twice the exp than me. resulted in time waste and nothing that came out of it. whole process would have been avoided only if cto read my resume. unprofessional.
i dont understand why this was a zoom call and not a phone screening.