Fairly straightforward. Case study and rounds with team, other stakeholders and hiring manager. Case study is manageable, Sql knowledge is a must. HR can take a while to get back to you.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Dublin, Dublin) in Oct 2014
Interview
Efficient, friendly and open
1 recruiter phone interview
1 management phone interview
4 50 minute intervies on-site interviews and Excel test
Recruiter was very helpful and responsive. Set my expectations correctly from the start.
No salary negotiations as they met my terms straight up. Very swift to process background and reference checks.
Only issue was Excel test as I wasn't informed of this. Could have done with a mouse as the touchpad on the laptop was pretty awful.
Overall a very pleasant experience and felt I got to know the team quite well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you want to work for Linkedin?
How would you segment our customer base?
Tell me the biggest mistake you made in your career?
4-5 rounds starting with screening call with the recruiter, excel/ SQL skills test, hiring manager round with problem solving questions, stakeholder interview which is mostly on behavioural questions such as strengths and weaknesses, having difficult conversations at work
I applied online. I interviewed at LinkedIn (New York, NY) in Mar 2020
Interview
Applied online and heard back from recruiter for a phone screen. The rest of the interview process was as follows.
R1. Phone screen with recruiter. Typical behavioral questions
R2. Technical Excel and SQL test. It was a set time and had one hour to complete, but the interviewer did not watch me the entire time. They explained to me then told me to email it to them when finished. It was not difficult if you are familiar with Excel and basic SQL.
R3. 30 min hiring manager video interview. Behavioral questions and one short hypothetical / case question (no numbers involved. all conceptual).
R4. Virtual onsite. Met with 4 people for 30 minutes each. Mostly behavioral. One case interview about sales forecasting that was also conceptual with no numbers involved.
After onsite, recruiter scheduled a call to let me know I was not selected. The feedback they gave was a bit disappointing as I thought I mentioned their reasoning prior to the onsite. I could not have addressed this feedback without misrepresenting my work experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why LinkedIn? Why this role? How do you validate data?