The interview process was fairly lengthy and involved multiple stages. I met twice with a contracted recruiter, followed by two interviews with the hiring manager, then an interview with a director, and finally a conversation with a C-level executive.
As part of the process, I was asked to create a slide deck and deliver a pitch to the director and hiring manager. The company places a strong emphasis on candidates who are comfortable working remotely and who align well with a European work culture.
I applied online. I interviewed at FeedbackFruits (New York, NY) in Sep 2025
Interview
I applied for the Partner Manager (US) role and was asked to build a full strategic growth plan a few rounds in — research, development, and presentation of a partner expansion strategy for the University of Arizona, focused on adoption, stakeholder engagement, renewal, and event leverage. UA is a current partner of FeedbackFruits.
During the interview, the team mentioned sharing one of my slides — the community forum concept — with their new community manager. When I later raised concern about how those ideas were being used, I was told it was “part of our standard hiring procedure, not a paid consulting engagement.”
A few days later, the U.S. posting closed and a week later, a new Amsterdam-based Partner Manager role appeared with phrasing and structure similar to what I’d presented. The process came across as extractive — unpaid consulting framed as recruitment. Leading with “our average age is 28” on every call said plenty: not inclusive, and repeating it like a badge of honor came off smug — unity built on a shared resume gap isn’t culture.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
To create and present a full strategic use case — a partner growth plan for the University of Arizona (one of their existing clients) that included adoption expansion, stakeholder engagement, renewal strategy, event leverage, and a detailed rollout timeline.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at FeedbackFruits in Apr 2025
Interview
A thorough interviewing process, involving quite some stakeholders. Made me feel welcome, challenged, and overall - an interesting experience. FeedbackFruits focusses a lot on the culture-fit to make sure that the right people get added to the company.
Candidates go through a recruiter screen, a past experience interview, a case study and an impact multiplier interview at the very end.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time when something didn't go according to plan.