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GermanyOnsite3 months ago
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Senior Product Designer Interview Experience

Ablefy·Mid Level / L4
Result
Rejected
Interview date
4 months ago
Timespan
1 week
Difficulty
Moderate

Interview process

Firstly, I was contacted to book a recruiter interview, then got an automatic rejection. The recruiter reached out that it was by mistake and it went out automatically, an honest mistake but a bit stressful before an interview. The interviewer felt a bit confused about my experience, asking questions about things I've already outlined in detail in my resume, but again, it could be a formatting error on my end (even though I haven't had that issue with other interviewers with the same resume). The interview ended up being 80% asking about my previous company & how the team worked, which felt like I was repeating myself continuously. I also answered with the usual answers, but the interviewer would repeat the exact same question again. Overall, a weird interview, I ended it not knowing how much I actually talked about the role or my experience.

  • Recruiter screen

Interview tips

Make sure you're extremely structured, that way the interviewer can ask pinpoint questions instead of misunderstanding your answers. Felt like story-led answers didn't land as much; perhaps they would lean more towards impact-driven answers or more matter-of-fact ones.

Company culture

Distributed team across two countries, Germany and Ukraine, with the Ukraine office being more developer-heavy. The culture seems to be one of collaboration, multiple people at the same level for each role.

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